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2. My Oldest Daughter

Fiona is involved in a road rage incident that damages a company car and leads her to tell a lie about how it happened. Meanwhile, Lip struggles in school and with the ladies.

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Now able to pay for insurance, Fiona (Emmy Rossum) decides to take Debbie (Emma Kenney), Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) and Liam for regular medical check-ups. Debbie expresses interest in going on the pill, to Fiona's dismay, while Carl unsuccessfully tries to use the visit to get prescriptions for Frank (William H. Macy), who is trying different methods to get alcohol in his system.

Kevin, (Steve Howey) and Stan's son, Alan (Jonathan Schmock), meet with Stan's lawyer to read his will. While Stan leaves some belongings to Alan, they are shocked when Stan gives the Alibi Room to Kevin. Alan is upset, but decides to not interfere, instead asking for a monthly fee for two years. Kevin is ecstatic over the news, until Kate (Kerry O'Malley) reveals that Stan left the bar in a heavy debt. As Kevin debates on his new debts, Veronica (Shanola Hampton) discovers that she is pregnant with triplets, and she tells Carol (Vanessa Bell Calloway) to abort her child; Carol and Kevin refuse. Lip (Jeremy Allen White) continues struggling in college, and he decides to get tutoring for extra credits. At a college party, Lip tries to flirt with some girls, but they all reject his advances.

Mike (Jake McDorman) allows Fiona to use a company car to make a sale. Fiona manages to impress the client, but on the drive back to work, she gets into an argument with a man in another vehicle. When she insults him back, the man exits his car and shatters her car's windshield with a baseball bat, forcing her to flee. Fiona later tells Mike about the event, but claims it was an accident. Meanwhile, Carl decides to go to the hospital to ask for help regarding Frank's condition. The receptionist explains that Frank needs a liver, but the wait for a donor will be long unless a family member with the same blood match as Frank donates a portion of their liver. With Fiona unwilling to help Frank with his condition, Carl retrieves a bloody tampon from the bathroom and gives it to a receptionist to confirm if Fiona is a blood match.

Debbie continues spending more time with Matty (James Allen McCune), and she accepts an invitation to his apartment. Upon discovering that Matt is actually 20 years old, Debbie says she is 13, but Matty is still interested in becoming her friend. Mike takes Fiona home and reveals that he knows about the road rage incident, causing an argument. Mike gets her to promise not to lie, for the sake of their relationship. As Fiona enters, Carl asks her to donate her liver, as she shares the same blood type as Frank. Fiona refuses, causing Carl to storm off. Frank then declares that he will ask his other daughter for help, and shocks Fiona by revealing that he is referring to his oldest daughter, Samantha.

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