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.

Shane is left temporarily paralysed,causing Mimi and Kelly to fight over which one of them should care for him,which in turn leads to Kelly telling Mimi that Paddy is an addict. Mimi eventually agrees to stand by her husband. Ian and Danny move into Danny's grandfather's house and Norma decides to go back to lorry driving. Old flame Ruby suggests they start over but Norma sees that,with Monica gone,Liam and Stella need a mother and returns to the estate. Suspecting that Joe is overly controlling to Mandy Karen confronts him but ends up having sex with him.

Frank is summonsed to Liam's school as the boy is granted a special scholarship due to his brightness. Both parents are required to attend so Norma poses as Frank's wife,the pair of them fancying Liam's school mistress. Kelly engages Meena as Shane's physiotherapist though her methods prove to be rather too hands on and Maxine and Micky grow close due to their mutual lust for Carl. As sole licensee of the Jockey Karen fires Jamie,who retaliates by selling his share of the pub to Joe.

Hearing that Joe has been abusing Mandy Jamie hospitalizes him but,given that her son is on licence for killing a man,Mimi takes the rap and is remanded in custody. Zeta's husband Ady is a sergeant on the case and suspects a cover-up,blackmailing Micky into having sex with him though Maxine calls his bluff,as well as showing Carl how to thwart thieves on his milk round. Frank discovers Paddy's addiction and tells the boys. As Shane and Micky are hopeless as drug dealers Jamie must take over the business.

Cuando informan que Liam falta a la escuela, Ian descubre que, como tiene conocimientos de lenguaje de señas, Liam ha estado tratando de ayudar a Danny a encontrar a su padre, pero esto lleva a una separación entre Ian y Danny. Yvonne está preocupada de que Meena, que ahora está comenzando una carrera como modelo, esté posando para fotos más provocativas de lo que debería, y Mandy confía en Frank que no está segura si debería dejar a Joe.