Jimmy O'Phelan and Father Ashby are conflicted on what to do with Abel, going against each other's agenda. Jax and Clay pick Gemma up from her father's house while he's being moved into a retirement home. Before going to Ireland, SAMCRO still have to handle a situation involving drugs.
- Actor Allusion: Clay tells Gemma that she "could go redhead for a while", which she vehemently rejects, as a reference to Katey Sagal's role as Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children.
- Batman Gambit: Father Kellan wants to keep Abel out of Jax's reach so that the Sons would come to Ireland to destroy Jimmy and his part of the IRA.
- Deep South: Piney, Bobby and Happy go against a bunch of drug-dealing rednecks to get some prescription meds.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Happy is willing to go against heavily armed rednecks to get some meds for his mother.
- Feeling Their Age: Clay's arthritis gest worse once again without Gemma's injections to steady his hands.
- The Mole: Liam O'Neill is revealed to be working for Jimmy, putting his interests before the club's.
- Pragmatic Villainy: Jimmy O wants to give Abel back to Jax to keep the relationship with the Sons going and make more money for the IRA.
- You Can't Go Home Again: Nate is taken to the retirement house and pleads to be taken back home, but he can't be let out.
