▁so ▁he ▁could ▁help ▁her ▁to ▁see ▁love ▁inside ▁herself . ▁She ▁returns ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁pen ult imate ▁episode ▁when ▁she ▁sees ▁on ▁the ▁news ▁Frank ▁and ▁St ella ▁are ▁held ▁host age ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁deal ▁where ▁she ▁would ▁take ▁St ella ' s ▁place , ▁but ▁ends ▁up ▁locked ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁ex - hus band . ▁So on , ▁Mon ica ▁and ▁Frank ▁admit ▁to ▁still ▁having ▁feelings ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁sex . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁episode , ▁she ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁e ighth ▁child , ▁Ben , ▁but ▁feels ▁guilty ▁about ▁abort ing ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother ▁and ▁d row ns ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁gu ilt ▁and ▁neglect s ▁Ben , ▁and ▁the ▁returning ▁F iona ▁is ▁dis g usted ▁to ▁know ▁that ▁Mon ica ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁that ▁abandoned ▁her , ▁though ▁this ▁time ▁she ’ s ▁rem or se ful ▁for ▁letting ▁her ▁children ▁down ▁constantly . ▁Mon ica ▁eventually ▁shows ▁concern ▁and ▁stands ▁up ▁to ▁Frank ▁when ▁she ▁real izes ▁F iona ▁is ▁taking ▁St ella ▁and ▁Ben ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁She ila ▁Jackson ▁Play ed ▁by : ▁Mag gie ▁O ' Ne ill ▁( Series ▁ 1 – 4 ) ▁ ▁She ila ▁Jackson ▁( also ▁Gall ag her ; ▁born ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁married ▁second ▁wife ▁of ▁Frank ▁Gall ag her ▁( David ▁Th rel fall ). ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Kar en ▁Mag u ire