t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁him . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁conflict , ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine ▁still ▁have ▁strong ▁feelings ▁for ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁Carl ▁convin ces ▁Max ine ▁that ▁she ▁and ▁Ian ▁belong ▁together . ▁Ian ▁shows ▁up ▁at ▁hospital ▁soon ▁after ▁Carl ▁and ▁Max ine ▁talk , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Max ine ▁smile ▁at ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁they ▁recon cile . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁series ▁ 7 , ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine ▁were ▁returning ▁home ▁after ▁a ▁night ▁out , ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁acc ost ed ▁by ▁a ▁r uff ian ▁who ▁attempts ▁to ▁m ug ▁them . ▁But ▁they ▁fight ▁back ▁and ▁over power ▁the ▁th ug , ▁and ▁drag ▁him ▁back ▁un cons cious ▁to ▁their ▁house . ▁The ▁th ug ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁h ire ling ▁of ▁Ros co e , ▁a ▁M oss ▁Side - based ▁crime ▁lord . ▁After ▁hours ▁of ▁dec iding ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁him , ▁Max ine ▁over he ars ▁a ▁conversation ▁where ▁Ian ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" r ather ▁f uck ▁him ▁than ▁kill ▁him ". ▁This ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁relationship , ▁as ▁Ian ' s ▁sexual ity ▁may ▁might ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁future ▁inf idel ities . ▁When ▁Ian ▁prepar es ▁himself ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁th ug , ▁Max ine ▁and ▁he ▁find ▁that ▁he ▁escaped ▁from ▁his ▁b onds ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁convers ing . ▁Ian ▁is ▁seen ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁back