Natalie Distler

Mike's Christmas spirit gets dampened when Ryan (Nick Jonas, guest star), the father of Kristen's baby, unexpectedly comes back to town after a long absence. Kristin's boyfriend, Kyle, also doesn't know what to make of Ryan's return. Meanwhile, Ed hires Mandy as an elf at Outdoor Man, where she tries to unionize the other elves to get better perks.

As Tommy awaits a hearing that will determine his future as a firefighter, Mike is persuaded by his partners to buy a bar, while Black Shawn looks to reveal that he's dating Colleen Gavin.

As Sean makes the final preparations for his surgery, Colleen prods her dad into getting revenge for Black Shawn's comments about her.

Following Franco's successful ring debut, the firefighters turn to their newest member, Damien, to tell Franco that the female boxer he's fallen for is a lesbian.

As Sean recovers in the hospital following his surgery and Lou is tempted by his prostitute ex-girlfriend, Tommy realizes that his kids know much more about his drinking than he thought.

As an arson investigation following the beach house fire targets Tommy, Janet worries that her new baby doesn't like her and Sean tries to cope with Maggie's porn collection.