Season premiere. The Gallaghers find themselves with money to burn as Carl sells their inheritance from Monica. Meanwhile, Fiona swears off random hookups to focus on her new apartment building; Lip deals with the sacrifice that comes with sobriety; and Frank emerges out of a meth-induced haze to make amends for decades of depravity.
Frank re-lives his 20s and joins the workforce for the first time! Meanwhile, Fiona grapples with evicting someone from her building; Lip works out a plan to sabotage Charlie's chances with Sierra; Ian and Carl make a troubling discovery about Monica; and Kev says his goodbyes as he prepares to go under the knife.
Lip searches for his sponsor who fell off the wagon. Fiona loses a tenant but gains a furry friend. Kevin deals with his heterosexuality and Frank's upward mobility comes to an abrupt end.
Ian tries to make Fiona back off the church, Youens hearing, Frank goes on a job search meanwhile Carl finds a new way to earn fast money with help of a new friend, Kev wants to dominate.
Frank smuggles illegals out from the US, across the border to Canada. Ian interrupts a meeting for converting homosexuals. Debbie finds out if she's pregnant again and Fiona wonders if she's too complex.