▁plan ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁young ster ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁without ▁inc rimin ating ▁Deb bie . ▁After ▁circul ating ▁false ▁rum ours ▁of ▁sight ings ▁around ▁the ▁Ch ats worth ▁Est ate ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁Deb bie ▁emer ges ▁as ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁hour ▁when ▁she ▁returns ▁the ▁boy ▁to ▁his ▁dist ress ed ▁family . ▁ ▁Deb bie ' s ▁closest ▁famil ial ▁relationship ▁is ▁with ▁her ▁father , ▁Frank . ▁Un like ▁F iona , ▁Lip , ▁Ian ▁and ▁Carl , ▁Deb bie ▁adm ires ▁him ▁and ▁often ▁shows ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁him , ▁often ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁affected ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁danger ▁or ▁trouble . ▁For ▁example , ▁she ▁sc ream s ▁in ▁terror ▁when ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Frank ' s ▁body ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁canal . ▁Through out ▁the ▁series , ▁Frank ▁often ▁lets ▁Deb bie ▁down ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁un app reci ative ▁of ▁her ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁family ▁together . ▁For ▁example , ▁during ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁d run ken ▁r ants , ▁he ▁presents ▁himself ▁as ▁being ▁l umber ed ▁with ▁children ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁sole ▁responsibility ▁of ▁car ing ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁forget ▁occasionally ▁what ▁an ▁asset ▁Deb bie ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁family . ▁Deb bie ' s ▁feelings ▁of ▁clos eness ▁to ▁Frank ▁often ▁leave ▁her ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁to ▁being ▁let ▁down ▁by ▁him . ▁Deb bie ' s ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁her ▁father ▁is