6. Iron City

Fiona (Emmy Rossum) is taken by police authorities, who proceed to transfer her to county jail; she desperately asks to know about Liam's condition. As the Gallaghers await in the hospital, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) is allowed to enter Liam's room. He is devastated when the doctor says that despite Liam improving, he might have severe brain damage due to the amount of cocaine he ingested.

Frank (William H. Macy) wakes up in the hospital, accompanied by Sammi (Emily Bergl). Dr. Zabel (Scott Grimes) informs Frank that his conditioned has worsened and warns him he doesn't have much time left to live. Upon leaving the hospital, Frank reluctantly agrees to check hospices with Sammi. Lip is informed that while Liam will be allowed to leave within two days, he might go to a foster home due to Fiona's arrest unless Frank assumes responsibility. When Fiona finally gets her phone call, Lip tells her about Liam's condition and possible brain damage, emotionally destroying her.

To complicate matters, Fiona's bail is placed at $100,000, although her public defender convinces the Gallaghers that $10,000 should be enough to cover it. Nevertheless, none of the Gallaghers, nor Kevin (Steve Howey) and Veronica (Shanola Hampton) have anything close to the figure. Lip later visits Mandy (Emma Greenwell) and asks her to contact Ian and inform him of Liam's condition.

Sheila (Joan Cusack) enjoys spending time with Roger (Eloy Casados) and his children but is forced to say goodbye as they prepare to leave for their reservation. Experiencing an empty nest once again, a lonely Sheila decides to leave and join Roger's family at the reservation. When Lip yells at her, Debbie (Emma Kenney) runs off from the courthouse and seeks comfort from Matty (James Allen McCune). Sammi takes Frank to a hospice; the brush with his own mortality terrifies Frank, and he asks to go back home. She takes him to the Gallagher house and informs Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) of Frank's condition. After talking with Lip over the recent events, Carl decides to burn down the sweat lodge after realizing Frank's condition worsened after using it.

After spending a night in jail, Fiona is shocked when she is informed that she made bail, and discovers that Mike (Jake McDorman) bailed her out after Carl called him. As Fiona thanks him, Mike makes it clear he does not want to see her again. Debbie and Matty arrive at the hospital to join the Gallaghers as they await Liam's release; in the process, Sammi is introduced to the rest of her half-siblings. As the family happily reunites with Liam, Fiona arrives at her house, alone.