EPISODE

7. Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake

The Gallaghers disagree on the fate of their childhood home so a stranded Frank tries to get back to weigh in on the matter. Realizing that they have none, Ian and Mickey embark on a journey to find gay friends. Carl is upset after his night with Tish, and Debbie and Sandy have another visitor from Sandy's past. Lip and Brad get ready to sell stolen bikes while Kevin has to think fast when he's spotted riding a stolen chopper. Veronica hopes to pass the rent control bill with Liam's help, but receives some unexpected news.

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Lip (Jeremy Allen White) and Tami (Kate Miner) once again talk with the family to discuss selling the house, but the discussion yields mixed results. Tami grows frustrated that Lip has not properly planned, but Lip asks for one day to convince everyone to sell the house.

Realizing they do not have friends, Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) decide to look for new friends to hang out with. They are introduced to more couples. However, they decide to leave when they start dancing to " Rain on Me ". Ian decides to join Lip in selling the house. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) begins ignoring Tish (Chelsea Alden) and goes off the script when giving a pep talk to children to open up about his problems. He subsequently confronts Tish over "raping" him, upsetting her. Tish reveals she never meant any harm, and is not interested in relying on Carl, as she is currently going to college. Despite Carl's attempts to reconcile, she breaks up with him.

Despite being told by Lip and Brad (Scott Michael Campbell) to keep the bikes at his space, Kevin (Steve Howey) decides to take one for a ride. However, he is pulled over by a police officer, although she only wanted to admire the bike. When she suggests buying it, Kevin is scared that its stolen status is discovered. Desperate, he asks Tommy (Michael Patrick McGill) for help in disposing of the bikes; two are left at a biker bar, while Kevin takes the other bike to dump it into Lake Michigan.

Lip and Brad are infuriated upon learning this, as they now have no possible income. Debbie (Emma Kenney) and Sandy (Elise Eberle) are shocked when the latter's ex-husband Royal (Mike Bash) returns and reveals that Sandy has a son, Prince (Mason Blomberg). Royal drops off his child with her while he goes to work. When Debbie scolds Sandy for abandoning her child and asks her to get joint custody, Sandy storms off.

Liam (Christian Isaiah) asks Veronica (Shanola Hampton) to help him find a home, as he knows his family will not take care of him. Veronica also learns that Carol (Vanessa Bell Calloway) is leaving Chicago. Frank (William H. Macy) wanders through the city, as his dementia starts overcoming him; he enters different houses, forgets the Alibi's location and takes a bus past his destination. Fed up with Lip's actions, Tami decides to leave with Fred to her father's. They get into a heavy argument, and Lip angrily leaves. He takes a sledgehammer and goes to the Gallagher household, smashing a wall in order to build an open floor to boost the house's value. He gets into a fight with his family over his decision to sell the house, and Debbie leaves in tears. Outside, she is approached by two police officers who are looking for Lip.

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