The series is set on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and depicts the poor, dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a neglectful single father of six: Fiona, Phillip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam.
Fiona (Emmy Rossum) prepares to ask a lawyer to help her gain full custody of her siblings, planning to cut ties with Frank (William H. Macy) after discovering he was the anonymous tip.
Debbie (Emma Kenney) dislikes her new home, as Mama Kamala (Juanita Jennings) makes her work on illegal manual labor along with the other children.
Despite Jody protesting, Sheila realizes she has an unfit home for a baby and reluctantly decides to give Hymie back to the Wong family.
In his chambers, the Judge tells Fiona that while he is aware of Frank's pathological lies, the lack of evidence prevents him from taking his parental rights.
After considering, Fiona ultimately decides to accept; the kids are allowed to move back home, while Frank is tasked to attend 60 days of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Really, the entire episode examined the idea of parental choice and the dialectical tension created by the desire to serve such a crucial role in someone's life and the feeling of crushing, all-consuming obligation that comes with it."
John Wells and company, more than ever have before, have really nailed the balance of sick comedy and gut-punching tragedy, have cast Frank almost entirely as a villain rather than clumsy comic relief, and given us some big stakes for all the characters.
"[7] Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "After the harrowing situation of watching the Gallagher siblings get carted off by DFS, Fiona decided it was time for her to take matters into her own hands this week.