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S1 E15Unfinished Business

[To Mickey crying] Look, I know he was your dad, but the guy was an awful human being.

Yeah, I know. He was a huge piece of shit.

Then why are you crying?

I don't fuckin' know.

Look, Terry hated you. Hated us.

This is your fuckin' fault.

What?

You're the one that hired the nun. Was she even a nun?

She said she was a great caretaker.

This is really unfair, man. I could've killed that fucker, like, a thousand times. This bitch just swoops in?

Hey, are you crying 'cause you're pissed off or 'cause you're sad?

You stop asking me fuckin' questions! I don't know. I have no idea.

Okay.

What the fuck?! Who fixed the drywall?

I don't know.

What's the problem?

Someone fixed the drywall. [Scoffs] Not it.

So that means we're not selling the house, right?

Did you do this?

Did I repair the damage that some dumbfuck did to my kitchen? Yeah.

What's your problem?

My problem? You're the one who's mentally unstable.

What, 'cause I want to sell the house?

Yes! It's driving all of us crazy. I mean, Liam, am I right?

For real. Are we selling the house or not?

No, we're not!

Yes!

This is why I haven't pooped in three days.

Yeah, and I had sex with a gay guy. And now I probably have AIDS. So thanks a lot, Lip.

How is it my fault that you had sex with a gay guy?

...

We are not selling the house.

We are selling the house, all right?! Everybody got that?! No more conversations, no more bullshit, we're selling the fuckin' house! Let's go.

You don't have AIDS.

It was unprotected sex.

Still probably don't have AIDS. Everybody's on PrEP.

Well, I'm sure I have something.

Well, syphilis, maybe. Gonorrhea. Lots of that going around.

Oh, my God.

Ah, relax. That's like saying you walked on the beach and you have sand between your toes. Should probably hit a clinic, though.

Really?

Yeah.

[Unfurling architectural blue prints in upstairs hall with Carl appearing] Oh, shit. You guys bugged the house, didn't you? Either way, you gotta have a search warrant to come in here. None of this is admissible in a court of law.

Frank, it's me.

What?

It's Carl, your son.

Oh, shit. My God. I thought you were a real cop.

I am a real cop.

Okay, son. [Sighs]

What is all this?

Suckers put money in retirement plans. Me? I planned the perfect heist.

What, are you gonna rob a bank?

"A bank". Please. The ICOE heist is special.

Oh, yeah? How so?

We're gonna rob the Art Institute.

We've stolen from one of the largest crime families in Chicago?

Seems like it. Yeah.

[Sets placemats on table for daughters in Alibi Room] All right, girls. [Amy swipes placemat on floor] No! Amy, no! Unacceptable! We do not act like that! Here, just watch a movie.

AAmy

No.

GGemma

We want to go to school.

Guys, I want you to go to school, too. I really do. But I told you there's no school today. It's a teacher work day. Which is so great 'cause it's a Daddy work day, too.

AAmy

I want Mommy.

Yeah, I want Mommy too, okay? But she's not here. She's in Kentucky. Please just... watch a movie.

What's V doing in Kentucky?

[Sighs] She's helping her mom move.

She left you in charge of the girls?

Yeah, she left me in charge of the girls. Shut up. Where's Tommy?

I don't know. At work, I guess. Why?

It just freaks me out when you're here by yourself.

[Enters with rolled up blueprint tube] Could I get a shot of Jamie, please?

Hey, Frank. It's me, Kevin.

Hey, Kevin. It's me, Frank. Why are we talking like we're on the phone?

Oh, I just didn't know if you remembered me.

I'm not drunk yet.

What's with the notebook?

This? This is the plan.

What's the plan?

A heist. I'm putting the gang back together for one last job.

Cool. You used to be a thief or something?

One of the best. You might've heard of one or two of our escapades. The Purolator heist? Elizabeth Stewart Gardner Museum?

No.

Doesn't matter. [Raise glass] Best of luck.

Yeah, you go get 'em. Cheers.

Thanks, boys. Well, I'm outta here. Don't mention anything to anybody about the heist. Discretion is vital.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I just told you.

Yeah, Frank, I'm pretending that I don't know.

Oh, got it.

Frank? [Points to shot glass still full]

What?

Your shit.

What? Oh. [chuckles softly then drinks up] Mm. [To Kermit] How you doin'? Oh, sht. [Walks out humming to self]

NNurse

Doing an STD panel today?

Yeah.

NNurse

Any particular reason?

Uh, yeah. I think my stupid brother gave me an STD.

NNurse

You had sex with your brother?

Oh, my God, no. Jesus. What would happen if I did? Would he go to jail?

NNurse

I'd have to report it. Incest is illegal in Illinois. He'd probably spend two to five years in jail.

Oh. It's temping... [groans softly] But extreme. I just want to stay in my house.

NNurse

Honey, why are you here?

I had unprotected sex with a gay dude.

NNurse

What does that have to do with your brother?

Well, he wants to sell the house we grew up in. I don't wanna sell the house. I may have overreacted a little bit and gotten drunk and had unprotected sex in the back of a skanky-ass bar.

NNurse

You think your brother planned to sell the house so you'd have unprotected sex with a stranger and get an STD?

Yes. AIDS.

NNurse

I doubt you have AIDS. You probably don't have anything, but I am gonna give you a penicillin shot just to be safe.

Thanks.

NNurse

Okay.

[Nurse holds up needle] Jesus.

NNurse

I need you to pull your jeans down, bend over slightly.

I'm gonna fuckin' kill Lip.

[Battling protestors demonstrating for fire truck curbs before flashback scenes] Jesus Christ! Does it look like I have time to tell you what happened on Shameless last week? Yo, back the fuck up! Back the fuck up, shit for brains! God!

AArthur

I'm surprised the captain didn't assign us the "Nighthawks." Half the force is out lookin' for that painting. Ever seen it?

No. Not that I can remember.

AArthur

I did once. Field trip in the seventh grade. Who do you think did it? The Russians? So they can hang it in Putin's secret billion-dollar palace just to screw with us?

The Russians?

AArthur

A heist like that takes finesse, planning. Russians are great at that sneaky stuff... Stealing nuclear secrets, elections.

Probably just some old man who wandered into the museum, saw something he liked, and took it.

AArthur

An old man? I doubt it.

Well, what would the punishment be for someone like that if they turn themselves in?

AArthur

Is the old man white and rich or Black or poor? If he's rich, he'll buy himself a fancy lawyer and get off with time served. If he's poor, accidentally shot during the arrest.

Poor people always get screwed.

Can I ask you something?

What?

Did you steal that painting?

Well, apparently.

There's security cameras, alarms, guards. How did you do it? According to the news, they don't know who took it or how or when.

Ha! Iko, baby. [Chuckles and looks in mirror of shop] Dad?

No, that's you.

Oh, God. When did I get so old? Where are we going?

Give me your arm. I'm writing Lip's number down in case we get separated. I need your help with this kid Wen Chung, see if I can get him to fail his math test on Monday.

Why?

The STEM charter middle school I want to go to automatically accepts the first kids in each class. Everyone else has to compete for the few remaining spots. I'm number two.

What's your leverage?

Thinkin' I'll play the Black card. Then the poor card. Then maybe even the dead-mom card.

You could tell him you're gay, too.

Ooh. That's a good idea. The gay card's always a winner.

Whatever it takes. But you can't let China steal your future.

This is still America, right?

Are you asking? Greatest country on Earth.

Right.

No little Chinese communist bastard can ever take that away from you, no matter how many COVID flus they send our way, try to kill us.

[View goes into Ian's room in bed with Mickey, with Ian leaping out of bed lunging at viewer before recap flashbacks] How the hell'd you get in here? Hey, I'm not gonna tell you what happened last week on Shameless, all right? Go look it up on goddamn Wikipedia! [Slams door shut]

Hey.

You stay up all night again?

Indeed, I have, Officer.

Yeah, I'm an officer, but what does that even mean? All I see is lazy cops who do nothing or hard-ass cops who don't give a shit about the community. It's like I don't wanna be either one of those, so what's the point?

What?

Nothing. Never mind.

No, no. Look, I'm sorry, man, I do, I wanna listen to you, but could we do it another time? My brain can't switch gears right now.

[Walks away] That's fine.

[Comes down stairs] Jesus... loud! Early!

Yeah, well, I gotta try and get this finished.

Ew! Ass fuck! [Kicks Frank's bed waking him] You shit yourself, Frank! What the fuck?!

[Meets Frank in hallway] Frank.

I just shat the bed and pissed myself.

Ew!

I'm lost. Spent. Used up.

You're just being dramatic.

I'm hopelessly wandering in a world I don't recognize.

It's just a bad morning for you. Happens to the best of them. What are you doing today?

Uh... nothing.

Me neither. Let's have some fun.

I don't feel like it.

Come on. It's like you used to always tell me. Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

I said that?

[Sighs] Just get in the shower. We're gonna do some Frank things.

Frank things?

Yeah. Drinking, scamming... You know, Frank things.

Okay.

[Walks up to her] Sergeant Stamps.

SStamps

Need you to apologize to Mr. McManus, Carl.

That the guy with the "Merce-Benz"?

SStamps

He's filing a brutality claim against you.

Me?! What?! Why?!

AArthur

I'm gonna go with door number two... slamming the guy against his car.

SStamps

This can all go away. Say a few words, "I'm sorry," blah, blah, blah.

Seriously?

SStamps

Most likely, he'll drop the claim. It'll save the department K.

So what? Every time someone complains, we just apologize and it goes away?

AArthur

If the person's a rich a-hole with an attorney.

SStamps

[Chuckles] Ready?

AArthur

You got this, Carl.

SStamps

[Carls walks up to Stamps with McManus] Mr. McManus, Officer Gallagher has something to say to you.

MMcManus

Excuse me if I don't, uh, do a jig. I got two dislocated discs in my neck, thanks to you.

I'm very sorry about that, sir. I was out of line, and it won't happen again. Well, I hope we can all put this behind us.

SStamps

Officer Gallagher, you may go back to work now.

Thank you, ma'am. [Walks away]

MMcManus

That's it? You're gonna let him get off that easily?

SStamps

Gallagher, hold up.

MMcManus

I'm a victim here.

Yes. Yes, you are, sir.

MMcManus

I was simply double-parked in front of my building, and you slammed my body up against my car.

I'm sorry about that.

MMcManus

[Sighs] Well, now I know how every Black person in America feels.

Did you actually just say that?

MMcManus

Say what?

That you, a privileged piece of shit who evicts people from their apartments can relate to how Black people feel, who are literally m*rder*d at the hands of the police department?

MMcManus

Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do relate to them.

No, stop. I was fine apologizing to your entitled ass to make this all go away, but I can't play this game anymore. I spent the last few months trying to figure out what kind of cop I wanna be, and I'll say this...

SStamps

I haven't met a lot of good role models here. Why don't we regroup and...

...but this jagoff made me realize what kind of cop I wanna be now.

SStamps

I'm not sure you'll have much of a choice at this point.

I wanna be the type a cop who stands up for those who don't have a voice... The lost, the forgotten. They deserve a fair share, even if that means rich pricks like you, Mr. McManus, have to pay the price in order to re-balance the scales of justice. So, with that being said, I take my apology back.

MMcManus

Mm-hmm. I'll see you in court, dickwad. [Walks away]

SStamps

[Softly] Gallagher.

AArthur

Last piece of pound cake! Goin' once, goin' twice, sold to Arthur Tipping!

[Entire cast is sitting on door steps of Gallagher residence]

We’re not doing this, telling you what happened on Shameless last week anymore. We’re sick of it.

Yeah, we quit.

It’s over.

Just not doin’ it.

It insults your intelligence.

They don’t pay us enough.

What, they pay you guys for this?

[They all turn heads to Kevin] Yeah. You don’t get paid?

Are you kidding?

Of course.

Well, fuck me! [They all snicker]

[Ian pulse checks an unresponsive Frank on the couch] Is he dead?

Faint pulse. Hypoxic.

High what?

Barely breathing.

What’s that smell?

Grampy went tinkle in his pants.

Ugh, damn it. Not on the new couch.

[Walks up] Hey, what’s goin’ on?

Frank OD’d again.

How much heroin did he do?

Wow.

Oh. And he’s not dead?

Yet another disadvantage to decades of copious narcotics use.

Should we, like, call the paramedics or something?

No, he’s done this before a bunch of times.

He may be trying to kill himself. He’s been depressed. The dementia’s getting bad.

Hand me that syringe. [Ian hands her one and she pricks Frank's hand]

AAll

Ugh!

Sheesh.

Unresponsive to pain.

Stroke?

Or he’s already brain-dead. That happens with overdoses.

I guess it’s up to us to finish him off. Quick so*t to the head, dump his body in the lake. I don’t think anybody’s gonna miss him. What? We’d just be helpin’ Mr. Fuckup finish the job.

HHeidi

You could pillow him. That’s what my dad did to my grandpa so we could sell his double-wide. Couldn’t afford his oxygen refills anymore.

Who is that?

Debbie’s got a new friend.

HHeidi

Hey, you check his pockets, see if he got any money on him?

Trust me, he doesn’t.

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