Frank sets fire to his dinner and ends up in hospital. Unable to reach Sheila, the hospital contact his other wife Monica who rushes to be by Frank's side.
She turns up later at Lip's surprise birthday party and receives a frosty reception from Debbie. Debbie refuses to forgive Monica for abandoning the family six years ago but Monica is undeterred and announces that she is back for good.
Debbie contacts Norma and begs her to come and get Monica back as her mother has set her sights on seducing Frank. Norma decides to camp in the Gallagher's back garden, convinced that Monica will eventually change her mind.
Meanwhile, Kev, Veronica and Marty have gone missing. Everyone is shocked when Kev and Veronica appear on the news, arrested for attempting to buy a baby in Romania. Everyone except the Maguires who throw out all of Kev and Veronica's belongings and move into their house!
Marty then turns up with the stolen Romanian baby and is immediately arrested. Thankfully Sue convinces the police officers that the baby is hers and he is released.
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Music from the episode
| Played | Track | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | Shameless Opening | Unknown | |
| 0:04:14 | Dare | Gorillaz | Emi |
| 0:05:43 | Biology | Girls Aloud | Universal |
| 0:09:42 | Cruel Summer | Bananarama | London Records |
| 0:10:59 | Love Me Like You | The Magic Numbers | Emi |
| 0:11:52 | In The Morning | Razorlight | N/A |
| 0:23:10 | Don't Cha | Pussycat Dolls,Artist Annabelle Apsion Singing | Universal |
| 0:23:16 | Don't Cha | Pussycat Dolls,Annabelle Apsion Singing | Universal |
| 0:25:01 | 40 Ft | Franz Ferdinand | Domino |
| 0:33:26 | She Moves In Her Own Way | The Kooks | Virgin |
| 0:34:26 | Wedding March | Mendelson | 5 Alarm |
| 0:40:24 | Shameless | Unknown | |
| 0:51:15 | Shameless End Credits | Unknown |
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