The Truth Will Out is the fifth episode in the tenth series of Shameless.
Synopsis[]
Consumed with guilt after the hit and run, Shane tries to makes amends by befriending Ruth, the widow of the man he killed. Blind to his identity, Ruth welcomes Shane into her life, but her troubled teenage son Shaun hates this interfering stranger. Meanwhile, Kelly accepts a job working for the enemy when a new brothel opens on the estate. Could she really be leaving Lillian in the lurch?
Plot[]
Shane get's too close to the family of the man he killed in a hit and run and ends up becoming a part of their lives. Using a fake name he tries to help the man's troubled son but soon ends up in the bed of his wife. Haunted by the man himself Shane attempts to make up for his actions but soon finds he has only made things worse.
A new Brothel opens up across the road from Lillian's with a much more modern style and begins to take all Lillian's customers by charging half the price. An angry Kelly takes her frustration out on Lillian and accepts a job offer to work for the enemy.
The girl from Chesney's sex dreams turns out to be one of the hookers from the new brothel but struggling to make sense due to nerves, Chesney is forced to take help from Patty. Meanwhile, Billy tries to convince everyone that he can turn women on with a look.
Post Credit Scene
Billy is shown trying his stare from earlier in the episode, accompanied by the same unusual music, with Chesney stood next to him. Chesney turn to Billy and frowns as Billy continues to stare at a random girl across the road. The camera suddenly cuts to Aidan who is stood with them as he says Billy is full of shit. Billy tells him to shut up as he is concentrating, which makes Chesney laugh then ask "what, like orange juice?" Billy continues his stare and suddenly the girl from across the road begins to walk over to him. She is half way there when her clothes are suddenly ripped off on their own, she gasps and tries to cover herself as Billy shouts exitedly and Chesney and Aidan stare open mouthed.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- David Threlfall - Frank Gallagher
- Nicky Evans - Shane Maguire
- Sally Carman - Kelly Maguire
- Alice Barry - Lillian Tyler
- Jack Deam - Marty Fisher
- Qasim Akhtar - Chesney Karib
- Valerie Lilley - Patty Croker
- Michael Taylor - Billy Tutton
- Tina Malone - Mimi Tutton
- Stephen Lord - Dominic Meak
- Emmanuel Ighodaro - Jackson Powell
- Karen Bryson - Avril Powell
- Rebecca Atkinson - Karen Maguire
- Kari Corbett - Ruby Hepburn
Guest Stars[]
- Jennifer James - Ruthie
- Lee Abbate - Sean
- Paul Popplewell - Eddie
- Jennifer Hennessy - Louise
- Lauren Grace - Beccy
Notes[]
- Narrator: Shane Maguire
- Robbie Conway is uncredited in this episode but Aidan appears in the Post Credit Scene.
- The man Shane killed in a hit and run is shown to be named Edward Paul Hallam and lived 1971 - 2012.
- Patty references French dramatist Cyrano de Bergerac several times throughout the episode.
Quotes[]
- Chesney: "I keep having this dream, the same dream."
Billy: I keep having one of them as well, has it got a dolphin in it?"
Chesney: "A sex dream!"
Billy: "Yeah, so?" - Kelly: "This is all wrong."
Louise: "It's efficient."
Kelly: "It might be the oldest profession but it's still a dirty secret for a reason."
Louise: "And that would be?"
Kelly: "That it is dirty. Risky, wrong it's part of its lust and appeal. You serve it up with lattes and frappuccinos and you make it..."
Louise: "What?"
Kelly: "Just another transaction."
Louise: "Would that be so bad?"
Kelly: "Well that depends, does the coffee come free with the girl or the girl with the coffee?"