▁secret ly ▁abort s ▁her ▁and ▁Carl ' s ▁un born ▁baby , ▁but ▁she ▁would ▁later ▁tell ▁Carl , ▁which ▁inf uri ates ▁him ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁end ▁their ▁relationship . ▁She ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁Ian ▁Gall ag her ▁( G er ard ▁K ear ns ) ▁after ▁her ▁break up ▁with ▁Carl . ▁She ▁later ▁takes ▁Ian ▁to ▁a ▁party ▁at ▁her ▁parents ▁house ▁under ▁the ▁pret ence ▁that ▁Ian ▁is ▁her ▁doctor ▁boy friend . ▁She ▁tells ▁Ian ▁that ▁her ▁family ▁sees ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁" f uck - up ." ▁After ▁witness ing ▁the ▁dispar aging ▁remarks ▁from ▁Max ine ' s ▁father ▁about ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Ian ▁def ends ▁her . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁an ▁unexpected ▁rom ance ▁between ▁Ian ▁and ▁Max ine , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁fight ▁and ▁a ▁stra ined ▁relationship ▁between ▁Ian ▁and ▁Carl ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Max ine ▁and ▁Carl , ▁Max ine ▁and ▁M icky ▁Mag u ire ▁( C iar án ▁Griff ith s ). ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁t ough ▁named ▁Jimmy ▁k ills ▁a ▁boy ▁who ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁sister , ▁and ▁he ▁frames ▁Carl ▁and ▁Ch es ney ▁Kar ib ▁( Q as im ▁Ak ht ar ) ▁for ▁the ▁crime , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁fle e ▁Ch ats worth . ▁Max ine ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁people ▁who ▁is ▁concerned ▁about ▁Carl ' s ▁disapp earance . ▁Ian ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁her ▁not ▁to ▁get ▁involved , ▁but ▁she ▁pers ists ,