EPISODE

4. NIMBY

The Milkoviches move in next door and wreak havoc, leading Frank, Kev and Liam to plot how to get rid of them. Mickey embarks on a new security gig for Kev and V and drags Ian along against his will. V and Debbie turn into stage moms when Gemma and Franny compete in the Little Miss South Side beauty pageant. Lip gets a big surprise when he reluctantly agrees to go to brunch with Tami and her old high school music teacher. When Carl's training officer is overly aggressive, Carl is forced to choose between his job and his neighborhood.

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The Gallaghers are shocked to discover that Terry and his neo-Nazi family has moved next door, as Terry has bribed the 90-year-old owner with sex. Frank intends to get rid of the Milkovich family, but only Kevin and Liam accept to help him, as the rest do not believe they will ever leave.

Debbie takes Franny (Paris Rose Newton) to the Little Miss South Side contest. However, Veronica has also taken Gemma to compete, causing friction between both. They try to sabotage each other behind the stage, and then deliver speeches where they reveal the other's criminal records. Eventually, neither Franny or Gemma win, as the judges declare a Syrian girl with Spina Bifida as the winner. Nevertheless, Alderman Jenkins is impressed by Veronica's speech, and offers her a job at his staff. Lip accompanies Tami have lunch with her former teacher, Marcos Hanisian. Lip is worried over their dynamics, and is shocked when Tami reveals she used to date him. Tami defends her decision, until Marcos visits their house with his 17-year-old fiancé.

Mickey convinces Ian to join him in securing the marijuana for Kevin and Veronica. Ian is worried that Mickey wants to use illegal methods for the job, and worries that they might violate their parole. Instead, they buy military gear to transport the marijuana. There, the supplier is impressed by their backgrounds, and offers them a job as security heads at the organization, where they would each receive $1,000 per day. Carl and Janes respond to a loitering complaint, confronting the suspicious Miss June (Roxy Wood). When she tries to bribe them with cigarettes, Janes becomes aggressive and forces her to give up her belongings.

Later, they bust a house suspected of selling drugs, and Carl runs into an old criminal friend, Solo. Janes wants to plant drugs, but Carl convinces her in just arresting two people at the house. That night, a guilty Carl returns the belongings to Miss June, suggesting her to use a different route.

After failing to convince people to attack the Milkovich family, Frank decides that they must infiltrate the house and get a confession out of the landlord. As Kevin distracts the Milkovich at their porch, Frank and Liam sneak through the backdoor, and Liam enters the house, finding the landlord in bed. He records her with his phone to get a confession that calls out Terry, but she instead gloats that they have good sex. That night, they are further annoyed when more Milkovich family members arrive and camp in the empty lot next to their house, causing even more noise.

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