We Are the Brennans

Kale and Denny manage the opening night of the pub, which turns out to be a massive success. Many people show up throughout the night, and Denny and Kale get enough money to repay Billy Walsh. The Brennan family enjoys their time at the new location and enjoys the drinks, food, and music there. However, Mickey leaves somewhat early with Clare, and Shane eventually gets tired and wants to leave. Sunday decides to go home with Shane, and Kale agrees to take them home.

When they arrive back at the Brennan house, Shane goes to his room. Kale takes the opportunity to talk to Sunday about why she did not tell him about her attack and miscarriage and why she pushed him away. She says she cannot tell him and goes upstairs to her room to get ready for bed. Dissatisfied, Kale follows her up to her room. When he asks her again why she did not tell him about that night, she says that she felt guilty for losing their baby and feared that he would never see her the same way again. She breaks down, and Kale finally holds her, allowing her to sob in his arms. They then give in to their lingering feelings and passionately kiss. Before they can go any further, Kale stops, deciding it is wrong and he must take responsibility for his marriage.

Kale leaves Sunday’s room but takes another route out of the house when he sees that Denny has returned and is talking on the phone to a concerned Vivienne. Denny tells her Kale is driving and should be home soon, and Kale feels relieved. He tells Denny he has the money for Michael, and Denny tells him to go home.

The following morning, Kale tells Vivienne that he is going to Mamaroneck, but he is really going to see Michael Eaton. She then tells him about her promotion and excitedly states they can afford a house in Manor Hills. Kale does not like this news. Vivienne tries to convince him that it will benefit them, but he does not want to distance himself from the Brennans.

He meets with Michael Eaton and gives him the money. Later, after another successful night at the Mamaroneck location, Kale goes to the pub to drink, and when Jackie sees him, he knows Kale is sad about Sunday.

While working at the pub, Jackie sees Kale and realizes that he is upset about Sunday and still loves her. Jackie then remembers the night of her attack. After she told him that Billy Walsh had attacked her, he went to the Penny Whistle Pub to confront him but learned that Billy had left New York. He thinks about how their mother did not support Sunday but decides he is tired of blaming people.

Denny soon arrives at the pub and tells him and Kale that Sunday and Vivienne are coming and that Grail wants to talk to all of them. They all meet, and Grail reveals that Billy Walsh has been found dead and that some of them will be questioned later. She asks them where they were the previous night, and they all tell her they were in Mamaroneck for the opening night. Kale tells Grail that he drove Sunday and Shane home and stayed there awhile. Denny answers Grail’s questions about the loan he took from Billy. This exasperates Vivienne, and she tells them that Billy hated the Brennans and that everyone knew Mickey was having an affair with Billy’s mother. She then accuses the Brennans of believing they are special and lying to the people they should care about. Jackie begrudgingly accepts that there is truth in what she says and that all of them have secrets except Shane.

Once Grail receives their answers, Vivienne leaves, and Kale follows her. Jackie senses that Vivienne is cutting her ties with the Brennans. The three siblings then wonder who killed Billy and suspect each other and Kale. Jackie then notices that the gun behind the cooler is gone. They suspect that Billy could have stolen the gun and someone else used it, but they doubt it. Jackie concludes that the only person he can truly rule out as Billy Walsh’s killer is himself. When they arrive home, they speculate who killed Billy Walsh until they realize their father is awake and might have heard their conversation.

After waking up, Mickey has coffee and notices that his children are keeping secrets from him and acting cold toward him. He asks Denny about Mamaroneck and when Theresa and Molly will return to diffuse some tension. After Sunday goes to bed, Mickey asks Denny and Jackie if they think Sunday will leave again, and when they say that they do not believe she will, he is relieved.

He then goes back to bed. He cannot sleep, however, because he thinks about how Sunday has changed. When he tried to discuss Sunday with Maura five years before and suggested she was hiding something, Maura brought up his affair. He liked Maura’s practicality but disliked how she emotionally isolated herself from him and the family after Shane’s diagnosis. He then gets up, looks inside his compartment, and checks a note he had written about Walsh.

Mickey reveals that he had given Frank Walsh a job at his construction site and wanted to give him a chance, but Frank’s alcoholism made him unreliable, and Mickey was forced to fire him. When Mickey gave Frank his last paycheck, he met Frank’s wife, Lynn. They soon bonded over their youths during the Troubles, and Mickey enjoyed Lynn’s companionship and openness. They soon began their affair. They ended it after Billy found out about it, but Mickey continued to help Lynn and kept her informed about Billy’s whereabouts. When Lynn died, Mickey discreetly attended her funeral and kept her scarf in his compartment. After closing the compartment, he decides to pray to God for forgiveness and get up early to talk to Sunday.

That morning, he tells Sunday that she deserves happiness and should actively take it for herself rather than wait for others to give it to her. Grail then comes to the house and tells Mickey that he needs to go to Clare’s house for breakfast because he promised to mow her lawn. After Grail greets the Brennan siblings, Mickey says goodbye and leaves for Clare’s house.