11. The Fickle Lady is Calling it Quits

Ian and Mickey have moved into their apartment at West Side, but Mickey dislikes the neighborhood's quiet state, so he decides to sleep at the Gallagher household. He tries to cover the window with black trash bags, but the building manager tells him he can only use white curtains.

Kevin and Veronica sell their house for $175,000 to a developer, planning to move to Louisville. Lip contacts the developer over buying the house, and he secures a $275,000 deal. However, the developer tells Lip that he decided to buy another house for a lower price, $200,000, which was a figure that Lip initially refused. Carl is forced by Sergeant Stamps to apologize to the wealthy man for the "assault incident." Carl reluctantly agrees, but takes back his apology when the man makes a racist remark towards Stamps. Carl insults the man, proclaiming he will fight people like him. As the man threatens with legal action, Carl is demoted to parking enforcement with Arthur. During this, Carl runs into Tish, who is pregnant. When Carl asks over the father, Tish does not answer.

Debbie laments her failed attempts in relationships, and asks Kevin, Veronica and Tami over any explanation. While Kevin and Veronica do not say anything, Tami simply says her bad parents have stalled her attempts. Upset, she brutally kicks Frank at the Alibi, blaming him for ruining her love life. Somewhere, Heidi, a violent kleptomaniac, is released from prison. She steals a woman's car and robs her mother. Heidi is forced to hug Debbie at gunpoint when she notices the police looking for her, but Debbie mistakes this for a sign. While Ian bonds with his new neighbors, Mickey is frustrated that they are not given furniture for their apartment. He tries to steal chairs from the pool, but Ian stops, causing an angry Mickey to leave back for the Gallagher household. They reconcile, promising to make more changes at their new apartment.

Seeing Frank's dementia worsen, Liam decides to take him outside so they can do "Frank things" to cheer him up. These include scamming as blind people, having sex with a prostitute and drinking at the Alibi. However, Frank vomits the alcohol, realizing that he will not be able to enjoy it anymore. He returns home, running into Lip renovating the kitchen. They exchange a conversation, where Frank believes Lip was looking for a brick of gold they hid together, revealing they buried it in the backyard when Lip was twelve. That night, an alone Frank writes a letter for his family, and proceeds to inject himself with heroin. He passes out in the couch.