Episode
Shameless: Cascading Failures
Overview
The Department of Family Services hauls the Gallagher children away, leaving Fiona desperate to get them back. With Monica nowhere to be found, Fiona is forced to find Frank and get him to make a "Father of the Year" appearance in court. It all goes well until Fiona discovers that Frank's not the solution to her problem - he's the cause. Meanwhile, Kev and Veronica recruit V's mother as a surrogate and Terry catches Mickey and Ian in a compromising situation.
Details
- Series
- Shameless
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2013-02-24
- Runtime
- 54 min
Episode context
Cascading Failures is Episode 6 in Season 3 of Shameless. It aired on 2013-02-24. The runtime is 54 min.
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Episode 5: The Sins of My Caretaker
The city of Chicago gives notice that they're doing work on the sewer main. The problem? Aunt Ginger's bones are still buried in the yard and Frank needs to find her before the city does. Meanwhile, Fiona is picked on at work for not satisfying her boss. When Fiona fails to provide the support Jimmy needs, he turns to Este. Molly learns that she's a boy and Ned asks Ian to rob his wife's house.
Episode 7: A Long Way from Home
Frank and Fiona go to extreme lengths in court to claim custody of the kids.
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Episode 10: Civil Wrongs
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