In the wake of Emilio's deportation, Jackie steps into the role of a paternal figure and creates a birth plan for Becky; Darlene is tangled in a complex love triangle with David and Ben; Harris is caught up in a problem of her own.

Darlene struggles to decide between David and Ben; Becky begins to doubt herself as a mom; Mark gets in trouble at school when a picture of him and his boyfriend kissing goes viral.

Harris is forced to confront Darlene about her lifestyle; Jackie involves herself in other people's problems to avoid confronting her own; Becky is overwhelmed by the costs of raising a baby, so her family steps in to help.

Desperate for more income, Becky seeks a bartending position at Casita Bonita, which concerns Dan because of her struggle with alcoholism; Darlene finally nears a decision between David and Ben; Harris' new friend Odessa means trouble.

Halloween brings nothing but horror for Jackie after she uncovers a shocking secret when trying to reopen the Lunch Box; Mary gets upset when a woman assumes she is adopted; Darlene continues to deal with her complicated love life.

Chaos ensues when Dan finally gets the entire family together for Thanksgiving dinner; mixed feelings about the Lunch Box continue to build tension in the house; Harris makes an unexpected move.

Dan is disappointed when everyone but Becky forgets about his birthday; Darlene faces another issue; Dan excludes Jackie from the family Christmas Santa photo for mistreating Louise.

The Conners struggle to accept Becky's new boyfriend, a Green Bay Packers fan; Dan tries to impress upon Mark the importance of the family's die-hard loyalty to the Bears; Ben and Darlene try to get a loan for their new magazine.

Becky thinks that Jackie's new friend, a supplier, is taking advantage of them; Darlene is thrilled when Harris gets into Central Illinois State, but Harris might have found a better offer; Dan finds himself in an embarrassing situation.

The Conners share their differing takes on why they all think everyone should vote; Louise gets an opportunity that might send her away from Lanford, prompting the family to interfere in Dan's complicated relationship.

Dan avoids coping with a death in the family, only to be confronted by it head-on; Ben and Darlene address Ben's baby fever; Dwight gets the jitters when he has to fill in for the chef who suffers an accident.

Dan starts to bond with his younger half brother, but he can't get over the fact that their father paid for Ed Jr.'s college education, something he refused to do for Dan; Jackie hits it off with a fun married couple.

Darlene, desperate for money, gets a job at Price Warehouse; Jackie decides to take her "thrupple" relationship with Ron and Janelle to the next level; Ben shaves his beard in an attempt to appear more clean-cut to potential advertisers.

Newly-unemployed Harris is depressed and has moved back into the house; Becky struggles to find affordable childcare and Jackie suggests that she reach out to Emilio's family for support; the family contemplates tattoos.

Back from Arizona, Bev announces that she wants to use her finances to spread happiness; when she offers to fund Mark's tuition to a prestigious coding camp, Darlene tries to convince her to give the money to Harris instead.

Dan is finally ready to share his feelings with Louise; Darlene realizes how badly she wants a baby; Ben gets caught up playing handyman and babysitter for Becky, which causes him to miss an important meeting.

Dan and Louise take their relationship to the next level and come to appreciate the complexities of aging; Darlene spends the night in jail and leaves parenting duties to Ben; Mark and a friend's class experiment leaves them with hickeys.

Darlene and Ben go apartment hunting; Jackie and Becky take Beverly Rose on a road trip to Mexico to meet her father for the first time; Dan reluctantly shares his financial troubles with Louise.