▁rem in is cent ▁to ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁where ▁Steve ▁and ▁F iona ▁also ▁have ▁sex ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁place ▁as ▁Deb bie ▁does . ▁Deb bie ▁does ▁not ▁return ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁series ▁ 7 . ▁We ▁find ▁out ▁from ▁Frank ' s ▁grand m other , ▁who ▁comes ▁to ▁visit , ▁that ▁Deb bie ▁has ▁joined ▁the ▁army . ▁At ▁sevent een , ▁Deb bie ▁perhaps ▁had ▁no ▁wish ▁to ▁allow ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁driving ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁household ▁hold ▁her ▁back ▁from ▁her ▁potential . ▁Li am , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁virt ually ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁Deb bie ▁since ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four , ▁has ▁taken ▁on ▁her ▁former ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁household ▁or ▁maybe ▁after ▁Child ▁Services ▁incident ▁she ▁realized ▁she ▁was ▁un fit ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁parent ▁figure ▁to ▁her ▁d ys function al ▁family ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁episode ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁series ▁ 7 , ▁Deb bie ▁sends ▁the ▁family ▁a ▁letter ▁telling ▁them ▁she ' s ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Afghan istan . ▁In ▁E pisode ▁ 1 ▁of ▁Series ▁ 8 ▁an ▁army ▁SN CO ▁vis its ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁household ▁and ▁reve als ▁that ▁Deb bie ▁has ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁action . ▁This ▁subsequently ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mal icious ▁jo ke ▁by ▁Frank ' s ▁ex - w ife ▁Mon ica . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Gall