NSFW (Shameless)

Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) enjoys a luxurious life at a hotel, although Nick (Victor I. Onuigbo) is still intent on getting his bicycle back. Later on, he discovers a boy took it and follows him to find his house. Debbie (Emma Kenney) is annoyed when Erika (Ever Carradine) starts sleeping in her bedroom and trying to flirt with her, but Frank (William H. Macy) instructs Debbie to tolerate Erika until she dies.

Lip (Jeremy Allen White) is horrified to learn that the explicit photo has now reached Gawker, and the provost wants him to give a statement to the disciplinary committee. He tries to get Amanda (Nichole Sakura) to recant her statement but she refuses; she also reveals she is leaving campus as a feminist group is harassing her for ruining Helene's career. Fiona (Emmy Rossum) breaks into the house to retrieve a closet door, when she runs into an inspector and the owner. The inspector notes that due to the extremely poor living conditions of the house, the costs exceed its value, and the owner decides to pull out of bidding. Fiona then consults with the bank, and is allowed to pay her bid. However, as she is married, she needs Gus' signature to rescind his ownership of the house.

Ian (Cameron Monaghan) goes on his date with Caleb (Jeff Pierre), although Ian is worried about his behavior. Their date is interrupted when Caleb is called for a fire incident, after a woman stabbed a man. As Caleb and the firefighters help the man, Ian checks the woman's arm and bandages it, surprising Caleb. Lip testifies at the committee, dismissing any damage. When Helene (Sasha Alexander) testifies, she says the relationship is over, and the committee also points out Lip is not the first student she had sex with. After the meeting is over, Lip tries to talk to her, but she tells him to never contact her. Kevin (Steve Howey) manages to get the previous customers of the Alibi back, as well as charging $20 to any hipster just to enter.

As Debbie prepares a party for her gender reveal, she and Frank are shocked when Erika reveals her cancer is in remission, ruining their plans. During the party, Nick suddenly leaves, taking the car to take back his bicycle. Carl eventually reaches the boy's house and finds a shaken Nick sitting at the entrance with a bloodied hammer beside him. Hearing a woman yelling inside, Carl enters and vomits upon discovering that Nick had murdered the kid. Nick instructs Carl to leave, as he has already called the police; Carl moves away and witnesses the police arresting Nick. Distraught by the encounter, Carl visits Sean (Dermot Mulroney) and asks to stay at his apartment.

While contacting a notary, Fiona finally gets her abortion. After constant delays, Gus (Steve Kazee) meets with Fiona to sign the papers. However, Gus is not interested in helping Fiona, especially because she does not want to give him his grandmother's ring. He ultimately pours coffee on the papers and walks out without signing. A defeated Fiona returns with Sean, tearfully lamenting the situation she put her family in; Carl watches from another room. Meanwhile, Frank returns to the house and discovers Chuckie (Kellen Michael) sleeping in a tent; Chuckie tells him that Sammi has called someone to take care of him. The following morning, Frank is surprised to learn that the person was Sammi's mother, Queenie (Sherilyn Fenn). As they reunite, they start making out. Carl digs up all his drug money and gives it to Fiona, telling her to use it to buy the house.

The episode was written by co-executive producer Sheila Callaghan and directed by Jake Schreier. It was Callaghan's seventh writing credit, and Schreier's first directing credit.^[1]