Bobby is transferred to the N.Y.P.D. after working homicide, but the lieutenant doesn't want him around and dumps him off in missing persons out of spite. For his first case, he and his new partner, Detective Damiana, investigate the recent discovery of a pile of dismembered body parts. A friend of Kevin's asks him how to tell his wife and his daughter that he's seeing another man. Clarissa advises Liam that he needs to sever ties with his crooked boss, Jerry McCaffrey, now that Bobby is covering the area. Fiona is crushed to find out her boss, Josh (whom she's been dating) was married and didn't tell her. Bobby's connection comes up with the name of a suspect for him -- Billy Bingham. Bobby confirms that Jerry is a criminal, and presses Liam to stop working for the guy. Kevin suspends Amanda from teaching after she is repeatedly late to class. A mysterious man tells Kevin in the confessional that he is sorry he has to kill someone. Kevin gets in trouble himself with his parishioner wh
Bobby roughs up an associate of Bingham's, and asks the man where his friend is. Kevin wants Amanda to get an official pregnancy test. Fiona has it out with Josh after he reassigns some of her accounts to other brokers in the firm. One of the kids Kevin coaches in basketball, Tommy, is having problems. The McCallisters go to a wedding, and Liam brings a deckhand friend, Joe, who has a thing for Fiona. Clarissa is angry at Bobby because he showed up late to the wedding due to work -- a situation that's not helped any when Lt. Wade calls him out of the wedding to guard a prisoner with Damiana. Amanda's test results confirm she is pregnant. Kevin catches Tommy stealing from the church, but doesn't punish him. Fiona and Joe have an intimate talk after the wedding, and end up falling in love. Amanda goes to a bar to see her boyfriend, Niall, perform with his band; she suspects he might be the father. Liam pays a visit to a construction head Jerry is working with -- who proves to Liam that h
Bobby and Damiana interrogate a bar karaoke announcer, Raphael, about the disappearance of his boss. Raphael insists he's alive, as he had always talked about starting life over. Eileen contemplates starting her own life over by going back to work. Amanda has a spat with her after Eileen asks if she's put on weight. Liam tries to talk Simon and Joe into going thirds on a run-down houseboat he wants to fix up. Amanda begs Fiona to let her crash at her place for a while, but Fiona is reluctant due to trouble Amanda caused there previously. To change her mind, Amanda admits that she's pregnant. Damiana suspects Mr. Karaoke might have murdered his boss, but before she and Bobby can look into it, they get intercepted by FBI Agents Quindlen and Lamott, who want to talk to Bobby alone. A parish priest, Father John, introduces Kevin to his old friend and new arrival, Father Peter Castoro. The agents tell Bobby that Billy is a privileged informant, and ratted him out for not following proper pr
Furious over the fact that Niall knocked up his sister, Liam takes Bobby with him to aid in a little street justice. Bobby breaks up the bloodmatch when he realizes Niall didn't even know Amanda was pregnant. That makes Niall happy, and Liam annoyed at Bobby for breaking the fight up. To Kevin's dismay, Father John informs the clergy that Father Castoro will be taking over Father Ryan's duties. When Kevin pulls Fr. John aside to ask why he didn't get the position, he's told that he isn't ready yet. Amanda is enraged to learn that Liam put his hands on her boyfriend, and wants him to apologize to Niall. Bobby and Damiana interrogate the Cupideros, a Latino family whose 8-year-old son, Nestor, has run away. Kevin attempts to persuade a jogging buddy slash former astronaut to talk to the kids he coaches, but since Kevin neglected to talk to him for eight months, the guy isn't interested.
It's Thanksgiving, and Clarissa has big news for Bobby -- she's five days late for her period. Niall feels uneasy about going to Amanda's house for the holiday. Liam talks Joe into ditching his sister and spending Thanksgiving at the McCallisters' with Fiona. Simon makes no secret of the fact that he doesn't want Niall in his house. Fiona gets upset when she learns that her mother tore apart her huge centerpiece. When he finds out that McTeague doesn't have any plans, Bobby invites him to join the clan. Niall seeks to find an apartment for him and Amanda. Eileen's mother, Doris, arrives from Florida to share in the festivities. A church-going friend of Kevin's, Tim, calls him to his apartment with a request -- he's dying, and wants Kevin to read him his last rights, because he's going to kill himself. Fiona continues complaining when Eileen tells her she took the dishes Fiona gave her and put them in storage. When Kevin attempts to talk Tim out of his depression while the man tends to
Joe convinces Fiona to skip work and spend the day with him. Liam's one-night-stand throws his clothes out the window in a rage, because she expected him to stick around. After reading about a private detective who helps track down birth families, Clarissa wants to find out who her real parents are, but Bobby tries to talk her out of it. Hoping to prove her worth, Eileen nervously goes out for her first job interview since high school. Damiana gets a transfer to homicide, and Bobby gets moved to the basement. Joe takes Fiona to a bunch of flashy places where he's friends with the owners. Bobby moves his stuff downstairs, where he's introduced to his apathetic, black new partner, Sam Davis. Eileen is laughed at during her interview, as she has no degree and no experience. Liam's friend, Nick, asks him to return a favor by persuading his boss to pull some strings and get his brother-in-law a job. Clarissa hires the private detective, and receives an envelope containing info about her rea
As Christmas nears, Jerry is out having lunch with his girlfriend, Amber, and Liam when his wife, Betty, surprises him. Jerry tries to save face by telling her that Amber is Liam's fianceé. Bobby gets into a brawl with a mall santa (who's also a suspect) in front of a lot of children. Clarissa helps deliver a very ill crack baby whose mother doesn't want them to try to save it. Liam meets Siobhan, and takes a liking to her. Eileen gets accepted into her college of choice, but doesn't know how she'll ever afford it. Father Peter surprises Kevin with a Christmas present -- midnight mass this year. Clarissa is equally surprised to find out that the baby's still alive, even though its mother took off. With her gone, Clarissa breaks hospital rules, and gives the baby treatment anyway. Fiona invites Josh to midnight mass with her family. Bobby kicking Santa's ass makes front page news and gets him in hot water with the lieutenant, who asks that he take time off. Liam tries to help find a new