The Maguires are horrified to find their late son Fergal's grave has been desecrated and set up a CCTV camera which actually captures a mystery woman tending the grave. Carl gets a job as a car washer,leading to another sexual encounter but when he discovers he has an STD ,on Stan's advice,he is forced to tell all his old conquests - except the sexy customer,who is expecting. Micky learns that Ady is in love with him but,after an ultimatum from Zeta,intends to stay in his show marriage,ending Micky's acquaintance with the couple. Monica uses sham hypnotist Damien De Soto to try and make Frank jealous but ends up having sex with Damien in the toilet. Despite a misunderstanding over body hair Mandy,now living in the Jockey,has a night of passion with Joe.

After a night of drink Paddy wakes to find himself tied to a bed in Maureen's house. But this is not a sex game. Maureen's teen-aged daughter died of an overdose of heroin supplied by Paddy and now she intends to inject him with his own merchandise. Lonely DSS fraud officer Bernard calls on Frank to find out why he is claiming for children who have left home. Frank tries to bribe him with drink and a session at the brothel but Monica's wiles ensure that the case will be 'lost' though Frank is unhappy with her seduction method. Micky begs Carl to keep quiet after Carl discovers he is into men and Carrie and Tom move on,taking the contents of the police house with them.

Ian returns from his travels. However, he's unaware that the car he's driving harbors secret cargo. Ian makes an even more shocking discovery when returning home to the Gallaghers' to find history has repeated itself.

Maureen libera a Paddy, quien regresa a casa adicto a la heroína aunque Mimi cree que tiene cáncer. Kelly descubre la verdad y se lo cuenta a Shane. Ella ha renunciado al burdel y están llevando a cabo un plan para chantajear a hombres casados que tienen relaciones sexuales con ella en hoteles antes de que Shane irrumpa en ellos. Sin embargo, un hombre ataca a Shane, quien termina en coma. Los Gallagher creen que han heredado una casa de cuatro habitaciones de una tía fallecida, pero resulta ser solo una caravana. Karen y Jamie tienen otra pelea pública cuando ella se opone a que él sea co-licenciatario, ya que se niega a dejar que el pub pase a manos de los Maguire.

Enfadado por haber perdido su asignación por hijo a Yvonne, Frank logra que ella le pague por cuidar a los niños mientras los manda a una mujer en el bar a un precio más bajo. Maxine encuentra una forma novedosa de declarar sus sentimientos por Carl en público, mientras que Karen descubre que está embarazada. Sospechando que Joe podría ser el padre, le cuenta a Mandy sobre su aventura y le pide que no se case con Joe. Sin embargo, Mandy es atraída a la casa de Maureen, donde la mujer mayor, desesperada y trastornada, pretende mostrarle a Paddy lo que significa perder a una hija y hace explotar la casa, matándose a sí misma y a Mandy.