"Here's what you missed on Shameless last time." " Not too much." " It was kind of light last week." " Jesus Christ!" " I need you to do this!" " I need you to get your shit together and get the kids back." " No drugs, no booze." " I need your piss clean and your eyes white." " That's why the good lord put me here-- so I can take in all his babies don't nobody else want." " Rule number one." " No sitting on the good furniture." " We have filed the paperwork to adopt Liam." " Oh, no, Liam." " Did you pee on the couch again and the wall too?" " How the hell are we gonna get that out?" " Take it back to the hospital." " Somebody will want it." " I want it." " It's me or the baby." " What is that for?" " Sex swing." " Oh, God." " It's good for us to grow." " No!" " No, we're just taking fake wedding pictures for the I.N.S." "I hate this I.N.S. bullshit." " Aw, shit." " What the fuck?" " Get the fuck up!" "[ Both groaning]" "No son of mine is gonna be a goddamn AIDS monkey." " Who reported us?" " I would like to report a negligence situation." " Six kids living in squalor, no parental supervision." " If it's all right, I would like to remain anonymous." "[ High Strung's The Luck You Got]" "♪ Think of all the luck you got ♪" "♪ know that it's not for naught ♪" "♪ you were beaming once before ♪" "♪ but it's not like that anymore ♪" "♪ what is this downside ♪" "♪ that you speak of?" " ♪" "♪ what is this feeling ♪" "♪ you're so sure of?" " ♪" "♪ round up the friends you got ♪" "♪ know that they're not for naught ♪" "♪ you were willing once before ♪" "♪ but it's not like that anymore ♪" "♪ what is this downside ♪" "♪ that you speak of?" " ♪" "♪ what is this feeling ♪" "♪ you're so sure of?" " ♪" " Get the locks?" "  Hardware store isn't open." " Did you knock?" " Manny sleeps upstairs." "  I'll get it." "  Let's go." " Deadbolts, front and back." " Frank's not allowed in anymore." "  You gonna rip him a new one?" "  We're done with him." " Let's go." " Come on." " Don't want to be late." " You sure about this?" "[ Opera music playing]" "What the hell?" " TV's broken." " Uh, parental controls." " We wouldn't want you stumbling onto something you shouldn't." " That's the only reason to watch." " It still gets Discovery Kids, Disney, and Bravo." " Come on." " Put the remote down." " It's time for your bath." " How many damn times do I have to smell like mango and pomegranate?" " Uh, if you think I'm gonna let you near your tutor without one, you got another thing coming, young man." "  Tutor?" "  To brush up on your math." "  You're two grade levels behind." "  Only two?" "  Daddy!" "  I missed you, baby." " They finally let Maria's dad out of prison, huh?" " He'll be back." " So will she." " Till then, drop the mop." " Come on." " You want me to do laundry first?" " You're going to replace her." " Downstairs." " Downstairs?" " You gonna make me push you down?" "[ Rock music]" "Okay, all right, find a seat and get busy." " Debbie, here!" " Next to me." " You can share my Krazy Glue." " She forces us to make jewelry?" " Oh, no." " You don't have to." " Not if you aren't hungry." " One bracelet gets you a burger." " Four earrings, French fries." "[ Blows]" "I don't think this is legal." " Used to be only a couple of us down here, but business took off when Mama Kamala started slapping those "made in Africa" stickers on." " Dust gets my allergies going." " Yeah, well, the mold and rat droppings can't be helping." " I'd take more, but it makes me sleepy." " Idle hands are the devil's work, hmm?" " Last one." " If I had a dime for every time I heard you say that," "I'd have exactly one dime." " Court hearing's tomorrow." " I thought you already pissed in a cup." " Spot test." " Anything to keep families apart." " One more." " Amen, Frank." " Gestapo tried to declare me an unfit parent." " You brought a crack pipe to the courthouse." " Who the hell tries to run a crack pipe through a metal detector?" " I know the dog and pony-- show up in a suit, flash some AA chips, character reference." " They'll hand the brats right over." " Well, it's nice to know the bar is set so high." " Nothing more American than a second chance." " Or a third or a fourth." " Redemption, tugs at the heartstrings." "  Shot for the road." "  Oh, you be careful, Frank." " Those child-stealing liberal bastards are out for blood." " Broke my judicial cherry years ago, Chester." " They will never take my kids from me." " I want the kids." " [ Groans] Your parents know?" "  Not yet." " They'll relinquish their rights?" " My dad's made a career of refusing responsibility." "  Mom's M.I.A." " What are my chances?" " Cases I take are all about whether a kid's gonna live in Aspen or Monaco." " Well, my brother said you'd help." " I told Chip I'd give you five minutes." "  Please, Mr. Redel." "  You can't afford me." "  You do pro bono?" "  As little as possible." " My brothers and sister are in foster homes, and my father is the reason why." " I need custody now so I can get them home, and you're not going anywhere until you tell me how to do it." "[ Sighs]" "You know, the firm makes me do one pro Bono case a year, and I guess this won't be as bad as representing those scary motherfuckers at the innocence project." " What do I have to do?" " Get your parents to terminate their rights and prove you can provide a stable environment." " Get W-2s to show you've got a full-time job." " You got a place for the kids to live?" " Uh-huh." " Hey, get your arm out of the door so I can go bill somebody?" " Thanks." " Baby's finally asleep." " Oh, no." " Should be able to squeeze in a good 40 minutes before he's back up." " Jody." " Babe, this is gonna blow your mind." " What if I don't want my mind blown?" " All I'm gonna be thinking about while you choke me out is how much I love you." " Sweetheart, I can't hang you." " I hang myself." " I just need you to cut me down when I pass out." "[ Knocking on door]" "Aah!" "  Do not do this!" "  No!" " Take this down!" " I gotta get that!" "[ Gasping]" "Get down!" " Yeah, that'll work." " Oh, hello." " Can I help you?" " Show-- tell her." " Uh, I think you have my baby in there." "  Uh, we need it back." "  What?" " You have an Asian baby in there." "[ Speaking Chinese] Baby." " Uh, my mom wants it back." " Tell us your name." " Paula." " Alcoholic." "[ Applause] Welcome, Paula." " Keep coming back, Paula." " Keep coming back." " Keep coming back." " All right, would anyone like a 30-day chip?" " Right here." " Right here." " Let's skip the hug." " It's a little gay." " Bullshit!" " 30 days?" " Frank hasn't been sober for 30 minutes." " Mind your own business." " I can smell the booze from here." "  Just give me the chip." "  Don't do it!" " Just let me borrow it." " You've got to earn the chip like we all did, through blood, sweat, and tears." " Only requirement for membership is the desire to stop drinking." " Exactly." " If I'm tempted by the bottle," "I can look to the chip for encouragement." " Pay it forward, Nance." " This meeting is for people who have changed their lives for the better, Frank." " Come on." " Can't do it." " For the better?" " You're all dying a slow, miserable death, thanks to this cult of self-improvement." " Drop off the kids, 9:00 to 5:00, PTA, AA." " You call that a life?" " This ain't North Korea." "  Alcohol is a gift." "  It's time to go!" " Nance, what happened to you?" " You used to dance on tables!" " Now it's cleaning your dad's catheter and the graveyard shift at the drugstore!" " You're young!" " Don't pack it in!" " All right." " All right, slow down." "  I need to make a will." "  What?" " I could probably download one from the Internet." "  All right." " For who?" "  Aunt Ginger." " I gotta finally make it official." " I'm getting the house." " And I need a W-2 to show I have a job." " It doesn't matter if you can't get Monica to sign away her rights." " I don't need her to sign." " I was forging doctor's notes in first grade." " Hey." " Hey, I thought I heard the door." " They let you out of the group home?" " Oh, yeah." " They cut us loose from dawn till dusk." " I found them." " I'm going to visit Carl and Liam." " He asked for M-80s, Nintendo DS, and ninja throwing stars." "  Could use your help." "  How?" " I'm getting custody." " Of us?" " It's the only way to bring everyone home and keep it that way." " Timmy is the father!" " The father gets the baby!" " It's the law!" " Tell them, you never give up your rights!" " Well, we got rights too, lady!" " If we want to get rid of a kid, we stay in China!" "[ Crying]" "Show me the baby!" " Don't you do it." "  She is his grandmother." "  So are you." "  Please." "  Okay, okay." "[ Crying]" "What's wrong?" " You break him?" "  He's got Down's Syndrome." "  We fix him." "  Fix him?" "  Fix the baby." " Traditional Chinese medicine." " Special herbs from Guangxi province." " Good as new." " You can't fix Down's Syndrome." " It's an extra chromosome." " We have an herb for chromosome." " Have an herb for everything." " Chromosome goes away." " Isn't that right, beautiful boy?" "  What's this?" "  Nothing." " It's for the dog." " Here." " Sparky!" "[ Whistles]" "Can I hold him?" " Oh!" " Where's the mother?" " Father is here." " Baby needs a father." " We have a big family." " Many little cousins to play with." " What's taking so long?" " You don't have to do this." " Custody." " It's a big responsibility." " Lip'll help." " And Ian." " It's permanent." " Exactly." " Frank permanently out of our lives." " Doing Kev's taxes every year since I was ten is finally gonna pay off." " You just gotta scan the W-2 and change the name." " Yeah, it's so easy, it's like they're daring you to commit fraud." " I don't want to get Kev in trouble." "  Yo, Kev?" "  Hey, need a refill?" " No." " Is it cool if we put Fiona's name on your W-2?" "  Sure." " What's a W-2?" "  Hmm?" " Look, even if he gets pinched, right?" " The feds'll figure out pretty quickly he can't do his own taxes, let alone fake someone else's." " Anything else?" " Yeah." " I need you to get a will notarized." "  A will?" "  Aunt Ginger's." " Good news." " She died." " We're getting the house." " Will's no good without a death certificate." " Yeah." " We're gonna need a body, too." " Uh, where are you gonna get a dead body?" "[ Ringtone]" " Sorry to bail." " It's my mom." "  Everything okay?" " Uh, yeah, it's just divorce plus copious amounts of chardonnay equals expensive accidents." " I'll call you later, okay?" " Bacardi, and leave the bottle." " Hey!" " Hey!" " Hey, hey, hey!" " Estefania texted 911." " Immigration's at her house." " Told me they were coming tomorrow, man!" " Go, go, go, go, go!" " Open the door!" " Aw, man, what the fuck are you watching?" " Cartoons, man." "  Roadrunner is funny as shit." "  Jesus Christ." " Three bracelets and one necklace." " Enough for chicken rings." "  Just two?" "  Two earrings." "  Four earrings." "  Two pairs." " Earrings come in pairs." " God helps those who help themselves." " You want 'em or not?" " Can I use the bathroom?" " Where do you think you're going?" " Mama Kamala sees everything." "[ Tires squeal]" "[Horn honks]" "[Tires squealing]" "[Horn honks]" " Ah!" "  Sorry to keep you waiting." " Wilton." " Steve Wilton." " Estefania's husband." " Hi." " Ah." " What are we doing?" "[ Dog barking in distance]" " Hey, need a favor." "  Uh-oh." " That's how I started the talk with my mom." " I hope you're not asking me to mount your man." " Those geriatrics at the nursing home drop like flies, right?" " Thought it would be, "Wham, bam, thank you, mom,"" "but Kev's sperm were as gun-shy as he was." " Bought an ovulation calendar." " Have to track her damn cycle." "  You're going again?" "  What choice do I have?" " At least this way, I'll know when she's fertile." " I don't want Kevin fucking my mom any more than he has to." " So, you must lose a couple of those seniors at the home a week, right?" " More when Bernice is working." " That negligent bitch is like the grim fucking reaper." " Why?" " I need a body." " To get the kids back." "  A real live body?" "  Not live." " Thanks." " Knew I could count on you." " Father Pete." " Just who I was looking for." " The silver's locked up, Frank." "[ Laughs]" "You always had a great sense of humor, padre." " There's not enough laughs in religion these days." " Too much fire and brimstone." "  It turns the kids off." "  Got a sermon to write." " While you're putting pen to paper, how about dashing off a letter for yours truly?" " Kids got taken away again?" " Superlatives appreciated." " I wrote you character references the last two times, and you're still a deadbeat." " I've turned over a new leaf." " You're the reason we had to install security cameras." "  Close the door on your way out." "  So that's it?" " You're turning away sinners who are looking for forgiveness?" " This-- this is why white kids are flocking to Allah." " We are in a war for hearts and minds, and you are shipping American youth to terror camps in Pakistan." " This is what happens when you put a German in charge of the church." " You're not leaving, are you?" " You could just reprint the one you did last time." " Then you'll get the hell out?" " Use parish letterhead." " And if he gets a diaper rash, try the Desitin." " And, um, at night, sing him Song Sung Blue." "  Song Sung..." " Yeah, he loves Neil Diamond." " I put the words in the diaper bag." " And tickle him." " Don't forget to tickle him." " He loves that, especially under the armpit." " He laughs so hard." " Are you sure this is what you want?" " He should know his dad." " Yeah." " This way, he'll get to be with everyone, just like a timeshare." " Yeah." " I love you so much, Hymie." " Okay." " Come tomorrow." " Tickle him." " I will." " And we'll see you weekends and holidays." " Don't forget Neil Diamond!" "[ Car door shuts] Sweet Caroline..." "[Car starts]" "And Cracklin' Rosie get on board!" " He loves Neil diamond." "[ Car door shuts]" "[Sniffles]" "It's the right thing to do." " Can't see how." " I miss him already." " You want to go upstairs?" " Babe?" " I should get back to Fiona." " Immigration is getting suspicious." " Not my fault." " How much money do you have in this account, exactly?" " Gas bill." " You're going to be here now mornings and nights, yes?" " In case Immigration makes another surprise visit?" " Yeah, absolutely." " Wouldn't miss it." "  Other than tomorrow." " [ Speaking foreign language]" "Uh, my girlfriend's trying to adopt her siblings." " The court hearing's tomorrow." " You know, didn't even ask me." " Just assumed I'd be on board." " And why would she ask you?" " It's not only her decision." " It affects me too." " You always take care of your family." " Yeah, well, I didn't exactly sign up for that." " She is too good for you." " Cable." " You mind if I make one of these out to cash?" " Nothing big." " Just some "walking around" money." " Just a couple grand." " Joint bank account is for Immigration only." " Have a heart." " I'm tapped." " My parents' money is tied up in their divorce, and I'm gonna need some cash if I'm supporting a whole family now." " You always take care of your family." " You take care of them, not Nando." " There was an old lady who lived in a shoe." " She's 22." " Had so many kids, she didn't know what to do." " What difference does it make?" " She's been doing the job for years." "  You cool with it?" "  Whatever it takes." " You?" " As long as I don't have to call her "mom."" "  Oh, sh" " Guess who?" " Jimmy's dad?" " Hey, you seen Mickey around?" " He's been missing." " He owes me 50 bucks." "  He'll be on his feet soon." "  What happened?" "  My dad pistol-whipped him." "  Why?" " Since when does anyone need a reason to pistol-whip Mickey?" "  Have you signed up yet?" "  What for?" " S.A.T. The deadline's tomorrow." " I told you." " I'll do it online." " It takes two seconds." " Yeah, you said you'd graduate too, and you're on your what, fourth semester of senior year?" " My third." " Only two courses left." " All right." " So, where are we going?" " Uh, drew up a will." " We need it notarized." "  Ginger Gallagher?" "  It's a long story." " Well, it looks like you wrote down the wrong year." " Uh, no, that's the right year." " What, 2006?" " You're taking the S.A.T.?" " Not unless someone's paying me." "  Hey." "  You must be Sheila." " Yes?" " Jody's told us so much about you." "  Oh." "  Hey." " Hi." " Are you friends of Jody's?" " Oh, it was so good to get his call." " Hadn't heard from him in a while." "  Outlet?" "  Um, it's around the corner." "  Where do you want the plastic?" "  Plastic?" " Yeah, the carpet looks nice." " Wouldn't want to ruin it." " Oh, um, let me" " Jody?" " Did Jody hire you guys to work on the house?" " Yo, Shawn, this enough lube?" " Made a Costco run." " Got another in the car." " Should last us for round one, right?" " Jody!" " What's up, fellas?" " You stretch yet, old man?" " Yeah, yeah." " Where do you want the Gatorade?" "  Uh, the fridge is fine." "  Can I, um, talk to you?" "  You meet the guys?" "  Yeah, I-I did." " I'll be right back." " Ow." " What's-- what's wrong?" "  Get them out of here!" "  Why?" "  I thought you'd be into it." "  Are you nuts?" " I figured it'd get your mind off stuff." " I was right to have Hymie go with the Wongs!" " What?" " This is not a healthy environment for a child." " You mean I'm the reason he's gone?" "[ Clears throat]" "So is-- is this gonna happen or what?" " I gotta pick up my daughter from ballet in an hour." "  No!" " It is not!" "  Yes!" " Yes, it is!" "  Somewhere else." "  Don't sweat it." " I got an evite to a bukkake party on the West Side." " Sweet." " All right, guys." " Let's get out of here." " Jody?" " Jody." "[ Dog barking in distance]" "Hey, thanks for getting the deadbolt." "  Hey." "  How's your mom?" "  Just needed a little TLC." "  I need to find Frank." "  Oh, he's upstairs." "  You let him in?" " No, he was already raiding the fridge when I got here." " You seen my suit?" " I'm gonna take the kids off your hands." " All you gotta do is sign a form." " Can't find anything in this goddamn house." " Did you hear me?" " I want the kids." " If you want a kid so bad, toss your birth control pills." " I want you to give up your parental rights." " I'm serious." " Look." " I already got Monica to sign." " You'd have to find her first." "  Where is she?" "  Not telling you." " She's my wife." " If she wanted you to know where she is, she would have told you herself." " Now, you gonna sign the form?" "  No!" "  She did." "  She would never do that." "  I got a witness." " It's not like you want your kids anyway." " They're my kids!" " You're the one who called DFS on 'em to have them taken away!" "  Bullshit!" "  I heard the tape." " I never fucking called anybody." " Of course you don't remember." " You're drunk all the time." " Just tell me what it's gonna take." " What?" " Suddenly, you give a shit about your kids?" " You don't want to sign, fine." " I'll have you declared unfit." " I already got a lawyer." "  I'm getting the kids." "  You're not taking my kids!" " It's Veronica." " Says she's got a dead body for you." "  All right." "  Hey, V." "[Groans] I'm hungry." " Make more earrings." " They're easier." " Gotta escape." " Get food." " Mama Kamala sees everything." " Could attack her with scissors." " That's like going after a rhino with a butter knife." " Oh, you call that a cross?" " Give me the damn Krazy Glue, Carley." " Give me your Benadryl." " Now, this is a cross Jesus would be proud to be nailed to." " You want to play with this?" " All right." " Hey, careful with those throwing stars." " They could pierce a jugular." "  You gotta get me out of here." "  Why?" " They took my rifle, they make me brush my teeth after every meal, they're always around, seeing if I'm okay." " Do you mean they're trying to be good parents?" " Uh, don't forget, Carl." " Church in ten minutes." "[ Text alert]" "Shit." " That's Fiona." " I gotta go meet her." " But, hey, um, see if you can get the security codes for this place." " We'll come back in a couple months and steal a bunch of this shit, all right?" " Hang in there." " Come on, Mandy, we gotta go." " See you, buddy." " Bye." "[ Upbeat music]" "♪ ♪" "[Gunshots]" "So, uh, thanks to me, you've been pistol-whipped and shot in the ass?" "[ Gunshot]" "Just want to make sure you're okay." "[ Gunshot]" "Hey, I can't stop thinking about it, what happened." " Would you at least look at me?" "[ Gunshot]" "Fine." "[ Gunshot]" "[Toy squeaks]" "Hey, seen any of your boyfriend's" "Sex Addicts Anonymous chips?" " I need one for court." " He doesn't care about Sex Addicts Anonymous anymore, and it's all my fault." " You know where he keeps 'em?" " What's going on?" " Where's the kid?" "[ Crying]" "Mrs. Wong's." " His grandmother." "  You let her take him?" "  Not forever." " But this is not a healthy environment for a child." " Jody is out of control, and he told me this would happen, and I just pushed him and pushed him and" "I'm gonna miss that little half-wit." " I'm just packing up some of his favorite toys." " Made in China, just like him." " No wonder he likes 'em so much." " Must be a sense memory thing with the lead paint." " Don't let the kid go." " Fight for him." " How?" " I can't have a child here with Jody's problem." " He just won't even listen." " Well, don't take no for an answer." " We could help him see." "[ Laughs] We?" "  An intervention." "  Whoa!" " No, no, no, no, no." "  Yeah." "  Interventions aren't my thing." "  Oh, Frank!" " Please." "  My libertarian leanings." " Live and let live." " You understand." " Okay, well, take a day or two before you have to move out." " Move out?" "[ Dogs barking in distance]" "Laronda." " Come on, Laronda." " This is our chance." "  No." " [ Groans]" "[Snoring]" "Mama Kamala sees everything, hmm?" " I can't believe I'm doing this." "  You take care of the will?" "  Signed and notarized." "[ Knocks on door] Lanny." " I told you." " Two taps, then three." " Forgot the code." " Let us in?" " Which one of you is looking for an old white woman?" " Just booked a first class ticket to eternal damnation." " Out of rigor mortis, starting to decompose." " And, lucky for you, set to be cremated." " Won't her family ask questions?" " Got a Jane Doe in the back, never been IDed." " Best thing about ashes-- they all look the same." "  What do you want for her?" "  I could use a pick-me-up." " Night shift's killing me." "[ Phone chimes]" " What's your poison?" "  I'm not picky." " Hmm." " Can you guys handle it from here?" " Mom, she got a little ambitious on the Ambien." " I'll meet you back at the house." " You'll want to work fast." " She won't stay cold long." "[ Shouting in Portuguese]" "[Shouting in Portuguese]" "I told you, I don't speak Spanish." " Get the fuck out!" " Give me a couple minutes." " I'll recharge." " You got any roast beef?" " I just need some protein." " Ho--!" " Where the hell did you come from?" "  My husband." "  Yeah." " I thought she was lying about being married, man." " Oh, no, we're married." " Joint bank accounts." "  I can show you the paperwork." "  You go!" "  I need my clothes!" "  Go now!" " I'm naked!" " Hey, that wasn't the I.N.S., was it?" " Ten seconds, all he has!" " Push, push, push, done!" " You called me here for this?" "  Finish me?" "  You're kidding." " Okay, so that's all I'm good for now, is, uh, babysitting and a-- and a booty call?" " Coming?" " Hopefully not for at least ten seconds." " ♪ Hey, I've been around the world with the fantasy girls ♪" "♪ and I ain't never seen an ass like that ♪" "[All groaning]" "[Gags]" " Okay." "  Get the legs." " Jeez, it fucking reeks!" " Need the biohazard mask they use when Ebola breaks out." " This is the best we've got." " Cover your nose." " Lip, get her fucking legs, man." " Are we really gonna do this?" " We're not taking any chances." " Okay." " Okay, okay." " Come on." "[ All groaning]" " You got her?" "  Lift up!" "  Okay." "  All right." " Okay, okay." " Oh, boy." "[ Sighs]" "Okay, who wants to do the honors?" " The real Aunt Ginger lost a toe." " Somebody's got to snip it." " V, you're a nurse." " Not a chance." " All right." " Oh, fuck." " Won't it bleed?" " Heart's stopped pumping." " Oh, fuck." " No, no, no, no." " Oh!" " Glue it shut when I'm done." "[ Groans]" "[Door opens]" " Debbie?" " What's going on?" "  Are you okay?" "  I can't talk." " Hungry." "  Are they not feeding you?" "  Do we have any more milk?" "  You're not going back there." " I've got to bring food to the others." " Grab bread and cereal." " We're gonna need grocery bags." " Yeah, yeah, yeah." " You're coming home, Debs, I promise." "[ Rock music]" "♪ ♪" "[Gasps]" "[Wire cutters click]" "Sheila, can you get me the ice pack?" " What's going on?" " Why is Tommy here?" " Jody, we're here because we care about you." " What?" " Your drinking is destroying your family!" " It's not that kind of intervention." " Oh." " Great." "  Intervention?" "  Sit down, Jody." " I just dropped a dozen loads." " I need to get some ice." " Sit down." " Sit." " Sheila has prepared some remarks." " I have." "" Jody, when you tried to get me to be intimate with three of your friends, it made me feel sad and overextended." " Sex in a committed relationship shouldn't involve sheets of plastic and depriving a body of oxygen."" " Sheila, I'm" ""If you do not get the help you need, you will force me to shut you out of my life and the life of my grandson Hymie, who needs a healthy environment."" "  Sheils." "  Gotta go cold turkey." "  Can we talk about this?" "  There's only one way." " Handcuff yourself and sweat it out." "[ Exhales] Okay." " Not that easy." "  Need something from you." "  What?" " Chips are earned through blood, sweat, and tears." " When you've earned them, you'll get 'em back." " Fair enough." " Over there." " I'm proud of you, Jody." " Thank you, Frank." " Atta boy!" " Paramedics buying it?" "[ Indistinct radio transmission]" "Been dead at least a day or two." " We were gone for a few days." " We found her when we got back." " You're Patrick's cousin, right?" "  You know Patrick?" "  Play softball together." " He's, uh, he's a hell of a bat, but he can barely make it to first base without oxygen." " You are in a lot better shape." " Well, that's not saying much." " Cousin Patrick's like a coronary waiting to happen." " Yeah." " Look, I know this isn't exactly a great time, but, uh, are you seeing anyone?" " Can we talk about it after I bury my aunt?" " Right." " Sorry." " Um, I'll make sure to pass along my condolences to Patrick." "[ Bottles clink]" "You're sure about this?" " It's the only way we can keep you from resisting your urges." " It's really hard." " I'll be with you the whole time." " No, I mean, it's really hard." " Handcuffs turn me on." "[ Gasp]" "[Laughs]" "They don't give you extra credit for showing up early." "  Where's your lawyer?" "  In labor, crapping out a kid." "  Representing myself." "  Well, got some bad news." " Aunt Ginger passed away." " Yeah." " On the plus side, it turns out she left me the house." "  What did you do?" "  Only what I had to." " How about a thank you?" " Now there's no danger they'll haul you away for social security fraud." " No more checks to cash, either." " Fuck you very much." " Always about the money, isn't it?" " Work this out inside." " That's why we're here." " I'll see you in there." "  Fiona!" "  Hey!" " I missed you so much!" " Hiya!" " Hi!" " Where's my little man?" " Hi!" "  Hey, room for us in here?" "  Hi." "  Get the will?" "  Yeah, yeah, got it." "  Go file it now." "  Okay." " Frank!" " Is it you?" " Mom." " Oh!" "[ Laughs]" "[Laughs]" "Are you okay?" " Yeah, I'm just pretty hungry." "  Would you make me something?" "  Oh, my God." " Of course I'll make you something." " DFS." " I'd like to get it started here." " Thank you, Your Honor." " Britney Sturges, Department of Family Services." " After receiving a report about the Gallagher home," "I found the children under Francis Gallagher's care in a state of neglect." " We subsequently removed the children from the home for their own protection." " Mr. Gallagher, you want the children back?" " They're my kids, Your Honor." " The mother has relinquished her parental rights." " What does that mean?" " Monica doesn't want to be our mom?" " She did it for you guys, so I can bring you home." " And Ms. Gallagher has filed a petition to terminate the father's parental rights." " Yes, Your Honor." " Are you prepared to assume custody?" " I am." " I can provide a stable environment for the kids, something that has been sorely lacking with our father." " I have a full-time job, and I will soon own a home." " Hi, um, Cleopatra." " I'm here to file a will, please." "  Ginger Gallagher." "  Mm-hmm." "  Second one today." "  What?" " Had another will filed earlier." " Um, how-- how is that possible?" " Well, here's it, uh..." "Dated last year." "  It supersedes yours." "  Who the hell filed it?" " Patrick Gallagher." "  Cousin Patrick." "  She leave the house to him?" " Thank you." " Next!" " Eggs Benedict, coming up." " Mmm!" " Voila!" " Uhh!" "[ Laughs]" " Toast and some fruit." "  Good." " Mmm!" " I owe you an apology." " I never should have said those things." " I never should have made you choose." " Um..." "Where is he?" " My baby?" " He's not living here right now." " Where is he?" " He's with his daddy." " He's where he belongs for now, and you're back where you belong." " I don't deserve him after what I did." " Don't say that." " I don't." " The best thing about mistakes is, we get to correct them." " His name is Hiram, and we call him Hymie, and he is a beautiful, wonderful baby boy." " Hymie." " Go on." " Eat it while it's hot." " Of course." " Thank you." " I love you." " Your brother Ian testified about your father's months-long absence." " Did his disappearance make you sad?" " I don't know." " Were you glad when he came back?" " He got me into camp." "  Camp?" "  My first time." " Had a good time at camp?" " Yeah." " Happy when he came back?" " I guess." " What about you, Deborah?" " Were you glad when your father came back?" " I was glad he wasn't dead." " Did you miss him while he was gone?" " Uh, very much." " Did he get you into camp?" " Mm-mm." " I spent the summer at the pool." " Daddy helped me learn." " How to swim?" " Sort of." " It was a hard summer." " I wouldn't have made it through without him." " Fiona helped me too." " Mr. Gallagher, you have very special children." " That's why I had to leave, Your Honor." " I couldn't stand to see them live through my battles with addiction any longer." " It's my fight, not theirs." "  So, you left." "  To get help." " Sometimes the hardest part is admitting you need it, and I didn't want to come home until I was clean and sober, a father they could be proud of." " It isn't easy, but every day I still have one of these is a good day." " You're not buying this, are you?" "  Ms. Gallagher." "  Have you seen his record?" " Right here." " Breaking and entering, drunk and disorderlies, public urination, solicitation, possession, possession with intent, domestic disturbance, four DUIs, and you don't even own a car." " Alcohol is a cruel mistress." " He hasn't stopped drinking, and he never will." " Your Honor, if I may?" " Fiona has been hurt by my behavior too many times to believe I've changed." " That's my fault, not hers." " She has kept things going in my absence, and I will be forever grateful." " I'm not the perfect parent." " I like to have a good time, to live life to the fullest." " Sometimes I go too far." " But I love my kids." " They mean the world to me." " I don't know-- I don't know what I'd be if I wasn't a dad." " I'd be nothing." " Please don't take my kids away from me." " Ms. Gallagher, you want to tell me why your father should be declared unfit?" " We were living out of a car once." " Uncle Nick had kicked us out." " We couldn't find anyone else who'd take us in." " Lip and Ian and me were sleeping in the backseat when Frank pulled over." " Middle of the night." " Think it was Halstead." " Told me to take the boys and sit on a curb, and he'd be right back." " I was six." " Few hours later, we're still sitting on the sidewalk, and Ian's head is burning up." " He's hysterical." " I don't know what to do." " So I ran down the street, Lip under one arm," "Ian under the other, trying to flag down help." " It would have been easier scoring crack than a ride to the clinic." " I finally made it on foot." " They said Ian had a fever of 104." " Another couple hours, who knows?" " I didn't find Frank till a couple days later." " First thing he asked me was how much money I had on me." " I wish I could say that was the only time, but it was just the first." " My mother's bipolar and my father's an alcoholic and an addict." " He takes what he pleases and he offers nothing." " No money, no support." " I've done what I could to help raise my siblings." " I wish I could have done more." " I'm not asking for your pity or your admiration." " I just want to be able to give these kids everything that they deserve, because they're great kids and they deserve better." " Chambers, please." "[ Gavel bangs]" "I know you didn't ask for it, but you've got my admiration." " Your siblings are very fortunate to have you." " I just want to bring 'em home." " Well, from all appearances, your father's a pathological liar, and it's just a matter of time before he screws up again." " Now, it's my job to determine what's in the best interest of the children, and I would rather not leave them in his care, but here's my problem." " Neglectful as he may be, that's not enough to prove abuse." " So you're gonna let him keep his rights to the kids?" " I'm considering appointing you the guardian, which would give you legal rights to make decisions about these kids." " As guardian, you'd have a legal role in their lives from here on." "  Okay." "  Hold on." " I said I was considering it." " Taking care of these kids would be your life." " It already is." " And you're prepared to be responsible for them until they're 18?" " You have one brother who's two." " That's 16 more years." " If that's what's in their best interest." " Well, what's in your best interest?" " I have a daughter, and when she was around your age, she went to college." " She traveled across the country." " It was the best time of her life." " Now, if you decide to do this, there's no changing your mind." " Your siblings come first, even-- even if you decide that you want your life back at some point." " Even if you get married and you and your husband want to start a new family." " I appreciate how you feel about these kids, but I wouldn't want that for my daughter." " We're talking about the rest of your life." " Mr. Gallagher, you have admitted it's been challenging to handle this responsibility on your own." " Now, if I allow you to retain your parental rights, would you consent to your daughter becoming guardian to these children?" " They'd still be my kids?" " Provided you attend 60 days of AA." " But she'd have all the responsibility?" " Not all, but yes." " Works for me." " Would you agree to be the guardian of these children?" " Yes, I do." " Well, that will be my order, then." " Take your children home." "[ Gavel bangs]" "[Cheering]" "[Laughter]" "Oh!" "[ Upbeat music]" "You gonna tell her about the house?" " Not yet." " I got my kids back!" "[ Laughs]" "Drinks on the house!" " Just one." " Just one." "  Just one." "  Just one." " We'll start with one." " So, where are the kids at, Frank?" " Eh, fuck if I know." " Who's got the next round?" " I got Xbox!" "  Who wants to hit the pool?" "  Oh, me!" " I got swim diapers." "[ Laughs]" "Guess we're not getting our own place anytime soon." " I'll grab towels!" "[ Upbeat music]" "♪ Put the window down ♪" "♪ move on over here ♪" "[Gasps]" "Jody?" " Are you blowing yourself?" " Hey." " When'd you get home?"