Plot summary
Fiona is surprised when Jasmine wakes her up in her house. Jasmine invites her to a party she is hosting on David's boat, and Fiona considers going. The Gallaghers are also annoyed that Peggy is now staying with them, but they have no way in getting her to leave. At the house, Peggy bonds with Carl and gets him involved in a homemade meth lab. Reeling from Ethel's sudden departure, Kevin and Veronica come to realize that they want to have a baby. Kevin grows worried over Stan living alone at the Alibi, and he takes Stan to live at a nursery home.
Karen grows disillusioned with her life with Jody. Despite having broken up with Lip, she continues hanging out with him as she considers new alternatives in her marriage. Under Lip's advice, she manages to get Jody to sign a prenuptial agreement, with Jody unaware of its content. Later, Karen gets angry during sex and surprises Jody by kicking him out of the house. Lip and Ian continue avoiding each other, until Ian realizes that Lip is still seeing Karen and mocks him for trying to ruin his life. Before their fight escalates any further, Peggy interrupts them, suggesting they should solve their problems by having a fist fight. Lip and Ian agree to fight underneath the "L" train, although neither ends up winning; both finally express their frustration with each other and reconcile.
Fiona, Kevin and Veronica arrive at Jasmine's yacht party. However, Fiona is upset to see Steve and Estefania (Stephanie Fantauzzi) as guests, something that Jasmine was aware of. Fiona confronts Steve over his double life; Steve admits that he was planning to tell her but never got the chance to. Afterwards, Jasmine consoles an emotional Fiona and kisses her, professing her love for her. Stunned, Fiona thanks Jasmine for the party and leaves.
The following day, Peggy and Carl's meth lab explodes in the basement. When Fiona discovers Carl's involvement, she unites with Frank to get rid of his mother. Peggy is picked up by the paramedics after fainting at a hardware store; Fiona and Frank are informed that Peggy has terminal cancer. After Jasmine is kicked off David's boat, she reveals that she is homeless and asks Fiona if she can stay at the Gallagher home. When Fiona refuses, Jasmine angrily ends their friendship. Steve arrives at the Gallagher house and proclaims to Fiona that he loves her; she rebuffs him again and walks off.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, A Bottle of Jean Nate. Paragraphs and formatting adjusted; illustrations, reference markers, block quotations and non-story material omitted.