- Tension runs high as Needles holds the guys accountable for their lack of judgment. Tommy steps up and takes responsibility for Damian's future in the firehouse. Sheila provides Tommy with an oasis as a sign of her gratitude but it may not be enough to save him from the wrath of Mike, Dwight, and the ghosts of Tommy's past—Anonymous
- At the 'house, Tommy gets out of a car and asks Feinberg - pointedly - if he still wants him out of the house. A sooty and shell-shocked Damian gets out of the backseat. Tommy says the deal is that Sheila never finds out. In the kitchen, Needles confronts Feinberg and the guys, asking who took Damian in the burning building (if you're not scoring at home, it was Mike and Tommy knows it). After a pause, Damian says he snuck in. Then Tommy says it was his idea, then Mike, then Feinberg. Then Lou, then Franco. Needles ("You Will Respect Me!") is not pleased. He reads Tommy the riot act. They retreat to Needles office where the chief lays it on thicker. Discussions of respective machoness follow.
Sean calls home. Terrance, his brother answers. Sean tells his mom he has cancer. She says "I told you so" for going to Ground Zero. He asks his mom to come to New York to be with him for the surgery. She worries about traveling all the way from Jersey ("thanks ma") reluctantly agrees. Then she asks if he has a new girlfriend.
Janet picks up Tommy at the fire house. He waits to hear what he did wrong.
Black Shawn stops Colleen on the street after following her for three hours. He confesses he's full of it. He talks big, but he's only been with five women his entire life. He proposes they get down and dirty, do all sorts of "slutty, nasty, whorey, skanky stuff." She figures out that he doesn't want to marry her because he thinks she's a whore. She hits him.
Janet tells Tommy that Katie sent them a letter saying she doesn't want to see them again unless they can act like grown-ups. Tommy points out that Katie is 12. He thinks they can fake a relationship, him staying over on the weekends. And they should continue having sex, Janet says. Tommy takes a while to process. She tells him she and Dwight are done. But Tommy guesses correctly that Dwight doesn't know that yet. She asks if he wants to have sex or not. "When do we start?" he says.
Back at the 'house, Franco tells Tommy that Dwight is out front. Tommy creeps around him trying to sneak out. Dwight confronts him. He says Janet's been a little off since she came back from visiting Katie. Tommy hems and haws until Dwight guesses that they slept together. Then Dwight asks Tommy how long it took him. Five or seven minutes, Tommy says. Dwight says they'll be cool in five to seven minutes. Then he takes a big handful of Tommy's junk and squeezes, timing on his watch.
Sean walks in to find Lou, who asks how his gonorrhea is. In the background, Dwight retains a firm grip on Tommy's crotch. Sean says he's there to pick up the cancer donation money. But Lou says it went back in the cash pile.
Dwight tells Tommy he doesn't care that he slept with Janet, he's just upset he blabbed to her about the pills and the booze.
Franco spars as Lou works him out. Lou tells Needles that Franco isn't ready. Franco says he is. Lou calls in an old dude named Sonny to fight Franco. Lou suggests they go for three minutes and then Lou'll set him up with a real fight. Franco is hesitant to fight an old one-eyed man, until the geezer insults him. A few jabs and Sonny gets a clear shot at Franco's kisser, stunning him. Franco's not ready.
Tommy shows up at Sheila's. She called, wanting to talk privately about Damian, but she's sitting in a red silk negligee with candles all around. She pours some wine and proposes a toast to him for saving her son. She climbs on his lap and tells him he's safe there. And he can come there any time he wants as long as he keeps her son safe. He drinks some wine. Then some more wine. Then he takes advantage of her hospitality. She hops off the second it's over and tells Tommy that Damian is living there again. She says Jimmy would be proud Damian is taking his place at the fire house and Tommy is taking his place at home. She guesses he's sleeping with Janet and suggests he keep doing it. That can be his grudge sex and this can be his oasis. She says she'll call him and admits she's using sex as a weapon. He seems fine with this. As he climbs on the elevator she shouts "I love you!"
Tommy lets himself into the bar late at night and pours a vodka. A big one. He goes looking for cigarettes and hears a noise while he's in the back room. He walks back up front to see the bar full of people - scarred and bloody burn victims. He sees the robber he thought was his dead son Connor from last week. This time he's decked out in business wear, talking about working Wall St. He has a kid, who comes looking for him. He runs him off and curses at him when he comes back.
Tommy hears Mike behind him and snaps out of things. Mike sees the vodka and asks if Tommy was drinking. He judges. Tommy says no and then tells Mike to back off mentoring Damian for a minute. Mike thinks Tommy is trying to turn Damian against him. Mike starts yelling, asserting himself for maybe the first time, telling Tommy he has no rank on him and he's not going to listen just because Tommy says he has to. They're equals. Tommy takes a swing at him but misses wildly. Mike levels him with one shot to the gut and walks out with a "keep drinking, pal."
A montage set to music shows Sheila welcoming home Damian and Janet putting baby Wyatt to bed as Tommy has another drink at the bar. Sheila goes to bed, pleased with herself. Janet looks at a picture of Tommy and smiles. Tommy sees ghost Jimmy smiling at him in the bar. He stares at his drink.
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