Elliot Fletcher

Lena is overwhelmed by the pressures of single parenting due to Stef's longer work hours; fed-up Jude resorts to bullying tactics; Callie joins Aaron on a trip to Los Angeles to visit his parents.

Fiona is shaken by the past; Frank becomes popular in the PTA; Lip discovers another disadvantage to sobriety; Ian crosses a boundary; Kev meets his birth family.

Carl sells the family inheritance; Fiona wants to focus on her apartment building; Lip struggles with a sacrifice; Frank tries to make amends.

Frank starts an import-export business; Fiona considers moving into her own place; Lip interviews new sponsors; Ian confronts a pastor; Debbie deals with unemployment.

The Gallaghers struggle with loss; Lip tries to improve his future; Debbie, Carl and Liam are sucked into Frank's latest scheme; Kev and V get their revenge.

Ian, Carl, Lip and Debbie figure out how to pay off a meth dealer; Fiona battles with a vindictive tenant; Lip cares for Professor Youens; Frank attains sainthood.