Joey agrees to come to Aoife’s ultrasound the next day, and he feels responsible for ruining her future. He offers to drop out of school, but Aoife doesn’t want him to, especially as they are due to graduate before she gives birth. They agree to be a team, but Joey is terrified that he won’t be enough for her and the baby. He continues to try to get clean, but he doesn’t trust himself.

Aoife is nervous about talking to her father, as she knows he is going to blame Joey. As they pull up to her house, they see Teddy’s car. Joey wants to kill him, but Aoife tries to reassure him it is not an ambush. Teddy immediately starts to berate Joey when they enter, but Tony keeps him in check.

The parents fight, and Marie tries to convince them to terminate the pregnancy. Joey eventually loses his temper and says he will never let his parents see his baby. Joey and Aoife go up to her room while the parents continue to argue, and Joey tells her he doesn’t want to have a son, so he is not like him. As Joey gets ready to go home, Trish tells him and Aoife that she reported Teddy to the police. As it turns out, it isn’t the first time she has done so, but now she has proof, as he threatened Joey right in front of her.

As he approaches his house, Joey sees a squad car outside, but he knows Teddy won’t get in trouble. Teddy begins to beat Joey immediately after he enters and demands that he leave Teddy’s house. His younger brothers try to defend Joey as he is beaten, but Marie only comes to console him after Teddy is gone. She helps him clean up his cuts and relents when he asks her to give him prescription painkillers.

The next morning, everyone in school is talking about Aoife’s pregnancy, but Joey doesn’t come to school. Joey’s friends Podge and Alec protect Aoife, and Alec beats up Kevin on Joey’s behalf. Aoife runs into Kevin, and he tries to apologize, but she doesn’t accept the apology. Joey finally arrives late, and she can see that his father has beaten him badly.

Joey and Aoife are called to the principal’s office, and both of their mothers are waiting inside when they arrive. Joey steals some pills from his mother’s pocket. The principal tries to intimidate Aoife into leaving school, but Joey fights back and stops it.

Aoife feels proud when Joey fights back on her behalf, and she feels happy that he is the one she is doing this with. As they are leaving, Trish asks Marie to go for coffee with her, and Joey and Aoife feel uncomfortable about it.

Joey and Aoife are on the way to another ultrasound when Shannon calls to tell Joey she is going to Dublin with her school. She asks him to smooth things over at home. Joey and Aoife feel uncomfortable in their school clothes at the ultrasound clinic. They’re terrified when they go in but happy when they hear the baby’s strong heartbeat.

Aoife and Joey worry about becoming parents, and Joey tells Aoife not to name the baby after him.

Joey worries about the responsibility of taking care of a baby and his family, while he and Aoife reminisce about times when they didn’t have to be so responsible.

Tony is angry as he leaves for work, and Aoife calls Joey to warn him. Shannon still hasn’t returned from Dublin. Kevin wants to talk to Aoife, but she doesn’t want to hear his hollow apologies again.

Tony argues with Joey at work, revealing how disappointed he is. He warns Joey against laying a hand on Aoife or the child, knowing whose son he is. As he is heading home, Joey gets a call from his younger brother, telling him that their dad is trying to kill Shannon.

When Joey gets home, there is blood everywhere and on everyone. He immediately attacks Teddy. Marie tries to defend Teddy rather than going to Shannon, who lies bloodied on the floor. Shannon tries to tell Joey that Teddy isn’t worth going to prison for, but Joey is set on killing Teddy.

Shannon is finally able to convince Joey to stop, and he tells his younger siblings to get the others and pack their bags. Joey gives Marie an ultimatum, telling her to either kick Teddy out or her children will leave. Joey tells her how much he hates her when she doesn’t take her children’s side.

Marie finally tells Teddy to leave, but Joey knows her words are hollow. She tries to stop Joey from taking her children, but he knows he can’t leave his siblings there. Even so, when Teddy begins to beat Marie, Joey tries to defend her. Teddy gets Joey on the floor and begins to pound his head into the tile. Joey feels relieved that he will finally die, but then he realizes that he needs to survive to help Aoife. Suddenly, Joey sees his younger brother Tadhg standing over Teddy with a knife, telling Teddy he will slit his throat if he doesn’t get off Joey and leave the house.

Aoife is helping Casey get ready for a date when she receives a call from Joey’s phone. It is Joey’s younger brother Ollie calling, asking Aoife to come and get the children. When Aoife arrives at the Lynch house, she knows the situation is bad. Tadhg admits that he just called an ambulance for Shannon, whom he thinks is dead. Joey wants to take Shannon to the hospital himself, as the ambulance hasn’t arrived, and Aoife is scared as Joey asks her for help for the first time.

Joey wakes up in the hospital to Aoife telling him that Shannon has come out of surgery and is fine, as are the other children. A doctor comes in and tells them that Joey has many fractures in his face and a serious concussion. He also tells them that several of Joey’s scans show evidence of abuse going back to infancy and that it is a miracle that he is still alive.

Aoife is glad that Joey is sleeping from the pain medication, as she knows that when he wakes up, he will immediately ignore his injuries and take care of Shannon. She refuses to leave Joey’s side, helping out his entire family while she doesn’t hear anything from Marie.

When Marie shows up a few days later, Aoife shields Joey from her. Both Aoife and Joey are surprised to see that his older brother Darren is also there; Marie called him, though she had claimed for five years not to have contact with him. Aoife lashes out against Marie, but Joey ultimately wants Aoife to leave so he can speak with his family.

Once Aoife leaves, Joey asks where Teddy is and learns that he has gone into hiding. Joey is resentful of Darren for leaving him and his other siblings, especially because he believes that Marie is finally ready to leave Teddy. The brothers fight, and Joey gets out of bed. As he is trying to leave to find Shannon, a nurse comes in and forces Marie and Darren out. She helps Joey get back in bed and gives him painkillers.

When Aoife gets home, Trish tries to help her calm down for the sake of the baby. The nurse calls her to come back, and Tony drives her to the hospital. When Aoife arrives in Joey’s room, she sees that his hospital bed is empty.