<Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Summertime in Chicago, and the Gallaghers are back and up to the same tricks . Frank (William H. Macy), after losing a bet with a fellow bar patron, is now in over his head $10,000, and Karen (Laura Slade Wiggins) refuses to let him steal the money from Sheila (Joan Cusack) again; Frank uses Liam to win sympathy panhandling, until the bar patron takes Liam as collateral for the money . Lip (Jeremy Allen White) wants to continue seeing Karen, who is now attending Sex Addicts Anonymous meetings and in a sex - free relationship with a fellow group member; however, he is also preoccupied with school and selling pot and alcohol out of an ice cream truck with Kevin (Steve Howey). Fiona (Emmy Rossum) and Veronica (Shanola Hampton) are waitressing at a local club; Fiona is seeing someone else to get her mind off of Steve (Justin Chatwin). Ian (Cameron Monaghan) is still working for Kash (Pej Vahdat) and Linda (Marguerite Moreau); Ian also expresses interest in attending West Point, and Lip agrees to help him with his application and grades; he is also looking forward to Mickey's (Noel Fisher) release from jail . Debbie (Emma Kenney) and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) run a babysitting service in the house to bring in extra funds . Sheila is simultaneously trying to find Eddie (who committed suicide last season) and working on being outside her home . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Summer Loving" </Td> <Td> John Wells </Td> <Td> Mike O'Malley </Td> <Td> January 15, 2012 (2012 - 01 - 15) </Td> <Td> 2J5952 </Td> <Td> 1.25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> As Sheila overcomes more of her agoraphobia, a worried Frank finds a new financial plan in a fellow former bar patron by the name of Dottie (Molly Price), whose declining health makes her an ideal match for him . Fiona juggles her job, family life, and a burgeoning love life, with even her friend Jasmine (Amy Smart) trying to set her up with an older man . Veronica takes some of the elderly people from the retirement home on an excursion . Lip worries about Karen's relationship with Jody . After being released from jail, Ian tries to land a job for Mickey at Kash and Grab, and Mickey reluctantly agrees . Debbie and Carl deal with their growth spurts on wanting more space around the house . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day" </Td> <Td> Craig Zisk </Td> <Td> Nancy M. Pimental </Td> <Td> January 22, 2012 (2012 - 01 - 22) </Td> <Td> 2J5953 </Td> <Td> 1.28 </Td> </Tr>

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