Synopsis

The Department of Family Services takes the Gallagher children, plunging Fiona into a desperate fight to reclaim them. With Monica vanished, Fiona must seek out Frank and persuade him to make a court appearance, a performance intended to portray him as a loving father. But her hope shatters when she realizes Frank isn't the answer; he is the source of her troubles. Elsewhere, Kev and Veronica enlist V’s mother as a surrogate, while Terry witnesses Mickey and Ian in an intimate moment.