9. A Yurt of One's Own

Frank (William H. Macy) is pursued by Lamar and his henchmen after having botched the cocaine shipment. Seeing that Queenie (Sherilyn Fenn) is taking Debbie (Emma Kenney) and Chuckie to her commune, Frank decides to join them to avoid the hitmen. At the commune, Frank is annoyed by the amount of chores and work he needs to do to stay there. He is further disgusted by the amount of orgies that take place, although Debbie is introduced to a maternity tent to relax. After realizing there is no marijuana, Frank prepares to leave, until Queenie shows him the commune is used to grow opium poppies.

Fiona (Emmy Rossum) tries to talk with Sean (Dermot Mulroney) over last night's events, but he is not interested in talking. She is visited by Gus (Steve Kazee), who has decided to finally get a divorce so he can properly date his girlfriend. They schedule a meeting for the following day, with Gus wanting his grandmother's ring back. Fiona visits the pawn shop to buy it back, but the owner has elevated the price to $6,000. She hires a cheap lawyer, Rick Encarnacion (Oscar Nunez), to help her case. With Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) having abandoned his criminal lifestyle, Dominique (Jaylen Barron) expresses interest in pursuing a romantic relationship with him; the two decide to have sex.

Svetlana (Isidora Goreshter) is informed by a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services representative that she is facing possible deportation, as Mickey is now in prison. She considers moving to Kentucky, until Veronica (Shanola Hampton) suggests marrying her to prevent her deportation. Kevin (Steve Howey), however, refuses to let it happen.

Lip (Jeremy Allen White) continues to struggle with alcohol abuse, to the point that he takes a drink every time he serves one at a party. After passing out unconscious on a bench, Lip wakes up in the hospital, having been treated for alcohol poisoning. Ian (Cameron Monaghan) receives a call from Mandy (Emma Greenwell), who has left Kenyatta and now works as an escort; she requests for his help at a hotel. At the hotel, Ian discovers that Mandy had strangled a client to death after he abused her.

As they are unable to take the body out without raising suspicions, Ian convinces her in calling the police and claim he had a stroke. Ian then takes Mandy to the Gallagher house to sleep; he opens up about his relationship with Caleb, concerned that the relationship will end due to his family and bipolar disorder. The following morning, Mandy says goodbye to Ian, and the two have an intimate discussion about growing up in the South Side. Lip returns home from the hospital, briefly running into Mandy as she leaves.

At Fiona's divorce hearing, Gus seeks a $15,000 settlement after Fiona does not return the ring. Fiona and Rick pressure Gus over his net total, but the meeting is interrupted by Sean, who reveals that he bought Gus' ring. Sean returns the ring to Gus, and then surprises Fiona by proposing to her, to which she gleefully accepts.