Plot summary
After finding Brad (Scott Michael Campbell) sleeping in the shower, Fiona (Emmy Rossum) considers moving out of the house. She discusses it with Nessa (Jessica Szohr), and she suggests she could use a vacant apartment in her tenement building.
While cleaning the new youth center, Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Trevor (Elliot Fletcher) learn that one of the kids, Jamie, tried to commit suicide after his parents forced him to visit a gay conversion church. Ian takes a Bible and goes to the church to scold the priest, and his speech convinces some of the attendees to leave with him. While accompanying Debbie (Emma Kenney) to Planned Parenthood, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) sees Charlie (Chet Hanks) got a girl pregnant. He says he will not tell Sierra (Ruby Modine), but Charlie must explain himself soon. Fiona checks the recently deceased woman's vacant apartment, and uses it to take a shower. She is interrupted by Ford (Richard Flood), who was looking for his tools. As he shows her his work, Fiona flirts with him, but Ford is clearly not interested in her, as he believes she is "complicated."
Frank (William H. Macy) begins running his import-export business, planning to take a few people into Canada. To avoid authorities, they must venture into the woods to cross the border. Along the journey, a woman briefly passes out, but Frank manages to complete the journey to meet with his contact. While looking for a new sponsor, Lip finds Sierra crying outside Patsy's. She reveals that her father killed her mother and could be up for parole. Charlie shows up to pick her for the hearing, and Lip reminds him about their previous talk. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) continues stealing customers from Uber, accompanied by Kassidi (Sammi Hanratty). However, Kassidi often scares Carl's clients by insulting them.
Kevin (Steve Howey) becomes more strict in his daily life after finally knowing how to sexually dominate Veronica (Shanola Hampton). This includes finally standing up to Svetlana (Isidora Goreshter), concerning her. Nessa and Mel (Perry Mattfeld) throw a party to celebrate both of their pregnancies; Fiona discovers that Ford had voluntarily fathered both of their babies, and is not the first time he does it. After returning, Frank sells the car to buy a new van, planning to use it for his business venture.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Frank's Northern Southern Express. Paragraphs and formatting adjusted; illustrations, reference markers, block quotations and non-story material omitted.