ing ▁mother , ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁lo ft ▁above ▁the ▁Vin yl ▁Cro cod ile ▁record ▁store . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁commercial - free ▁special ▁episode ▁that ▁a ired ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁J J ▁returns ▁home . ▁At ▁episode ' s ▁end ▁he ▁gl ares ▁har sh ly ▁at ▁his ▁mother . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁original ▁episode , ▁J J ▁becomes ▁a ▁Marine ▁rec ru iter ▁and ▁suff ers ▁from ▁post - tra um atic ▁flash back s . ▁He ▁propos es ▁to ▁Beth . ▁Beth ▁and ▁J J ▁are ▁married ▁on ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁episode . ▁Helen ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁a ▁Catholic ▁peace ▁group . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁show ▁enters ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁J J ▁mar ries ▁Beth ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁P ry ors ' ▁c atholic ▁church . ▁Jack ▁P ry or , ▁newly ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁City ▁Council , ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁b ri be , ▁with ▁the ▁money ▁going ▁to ▁help ▁J J ▁rep ay ▁some ▁g amb ling ▁deb ts . ▁Event ually ▁Jack ▁votes ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁local ▁activ ist ▁in ▁his ▁district , ▁Re ver end ▁Davis , ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Review ▁Board ▁essentially ▁voting ▁against ▁the ▁Council . ▁For ▁this ▁act ▁of ▁dis loy alty , ▁several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁beat ▁up ▁J J ▁after ▁a ▁traffic ▁stop . ▁P ete ▁soon ▁finds ▁the ▁cul