

Debbie's question is answered as she watches as Ian goes over the test and it reveals that he is the child of one of Frank's brothers, making him both the half-brother and cousin of the family. At dinner, when Lip reveals that that Ian is not Frank's son, Debbie is surprised and questions if they are still related, which Fiona assures her. When Frank looks to her for help after he is criticized and punched, she shakes her head and leaves with them. At the Alibi, she is with Fiona, Lip, and Carl, as they find their father, she watches as Frank tries to shoo them away as well Fiona and Lip informing Frank that he is Liam's biological father. In Nana Gallagher Had an Affair, Debbie watches as Monica takes over as a caretaker for the kids and scrambles at the stress of doing so but is happy to have her. When Monica arrives home in But at Last Came a Knock, she's initially reluctant to accept Monica's apology, but she eventually does, until she gets serious about taking Liam, which is when none of the kids support her apology if they She decides to end his attempt at staying sober after he plans to slam holes in the roof through the attic for skylights with Carl. She's the one who ends up encouraging Lip and Fiona to "kill the turtle" as she put it, a misunderstanding to the reference that Lip had made about Frank previously. However, Lip advised Debbie, Fiona, and Carl to "enjoy the moment while it lasts." While Carl doesn't understand Lip's reason, Debbie does and tells him that she will enjoy the sober Frank for the time being. Debbie is very pleased when Frank does work around the house by cooking and telling stories. Debbie loves the new sober Frank, with whom she bonds with over sugar, which he uses to escape his need for alcohol in order to get $3,000 in a medical study. After she gives him sugar, he is excited and asks for more. Next, in It's Time to Kill the Turtle, Debbie finds her father at the park while he was struggling to stay sober. She is a main pawn in the planning of Frank's fake funeral to outrun two men whom he owes $6,000, which is done successfully. She is forced to return him to his home through a carefully devised plan to return him so nobody gets in trouble. Debbie is the one who cares for Aunt Ginger, who is really an elderly woman that Fiona and Frank borrowed from Veronica's nursing home.įollowing Ginger's return to the nursing home, Debbie steals little Casey Casden, a neighborhood boy who she takes after witnessing his father playing with him and his sister in their yard and she gets jealous. In episode 3, Aunt Ginger, she is devastated about her late Ginger Gallagher and that she could never meet her. After his return, she talked to him about his trip and was amazed by the sights he saw while gone. She looks really hard to find Frank when he's missing in Canada in episode 2, Frank the Plank. She takes Liam to school with her in the Pilot since nobody can take care of him. She places a pillow under her father's head when he is passed out. Debbie is introduced as having a very kind heart and is very persistent.
