Nurse Jackie

Previously on "Nurse Jackie"...

We got that thing everybody wants.

A suitcase full of drugs?

No, silly. We got that love thing.

How long is this sentence of yours?

When do you get your license back?

Three months, and the hospital could be gone by then.

If you want to fight the hospital closing, you have my support.

What kind of support?

In response to the unjust condo deal,

nurses are walking out!

I'll see if I can get some temps.

Nobody make any plans for tonight.

I need all hands on deck.

Yeah, that's fine, but I still need more hands now.

Male, 32, found at the bottom of an elevator shaft.

Gloria, you want me to take over for you?

I'll do whatever you want.

May I say, you two did something right.

Yes, she's a great kid.

- And a hard worker. - All of the above.

I'm confident Grace will have a choice of an array of colleges.

Go, Grace.

Uh, so what about financial aid?

Both URI and SUNY offer aid.

Did you ask about it on your campus tours?

Well, we haven't quite gotten to that yet, but soon.

Actually, we have.

- Toured... campuses. - Ah.

We... yeah, Grace and, uh...

yeah.

Uh, can you... can you excuse us for just a minute?

Of course.

Really, Kevin, campus tours?

What the fuck, Jackie? She's gotta see colleges.

- Can you guys not? - Well, when did all this happen?

Oh, I don't know. I think you were in jail that week.

Jackie: Jesus Christ, Kevin, please.

- Kevin: You asked. - Grace: Not so loud.

You know, what I'm asking for is to have a say

in the future of my daughter.

- Our daughter. - Fine, our daughter.

So we discuss these things together.

Mom's right. You're not including her.

Look, this isn't the place...

Can't you see she's changed?

She made a mistake and she's doing everything it takes.

She's mopping fucking floors.

She's totally staying away from drugs.

Give her a chance.

And this is from my number one critic.

Let's go back in.

Didn't hear a thing.

And you're gonna write a hell of an essay.

Not the most savvy career move,

punching a guy with your torch hand.

That asshole stole my corner.

It's a free country.

Nothing abnormal.

And since when is Lady Liberty a dude?

Is this tender?

No, I think I'm good.

You lost consciousness.

He dropped like a horse turd.

All right, all right. I'm gonna need you

to bite down on this.

Hmm.

Zoey, let's remove all this paint so we can look for bruising.

How good is this? Our nurses are back.

Walkout... talk about ballsy.

And you gotta love the moral question.

Making a statement about the importance of medical care

by abandoning patients.

Nobody was abandoned.

Oh, don't get me wrong.

No, I loved seeing you guys stick it to those sardine-eaters.

Freedom of assembly is a basic right.

Thank you, Lady Liberty... guy.

I was looking for you 20 minutes ago.

- Where were you? - Uh, with Grace's college advisor.

Zoey.

Diversion does not include flextime.

Please don't be late again.

- Guys, come on. - Aw, crap.

Two cents?

During the walkout, Jackie kicked ass on a patient

who would've gone fatal if she hadn't been on my team.

In fact, I'd like to write that up for her file.

That's very impressive, but unfortunately it can't go into her file

because under diversion she's not allowed to touch patients.

It didn't happen.

Mrs. Akalitus, a word?

And you come, too, Jackie.

We are going to do some couples counseling.

Doctor, I didn't know you were also certified in couples counseling.

Oh, I'm not, but I've had years of experience.

Granted, I was the one being counseled, but still.

I have terrific relationships with all my ex-wives.

- Or nearly all. - That's lovely, but this is a personnel issue,

and I'm not comfortable with you leveling my playing field.

All right, tell me what are you hearing?

More of the same. I can do no right.

You are here under a strict set of protocols

- set up by the diversion committee... - I pray for strict.

Okay, let me see if I can unpack a few things here.

"Unpack." You did have counseling.

Stop me if I ever say "growthfulness."

Jackie, even though you are a great nurse,

you've got to admit you have some baggage.

- Drug addiction. - I'm just gonna let her answer everything.

Gloria...

I am trying to reconcile all this rigidity.

Where is the warm woman

I karaoked down Electric Avenue with at the Christmas party?

Here's what I'm reconciling...

how to work with an addict who I thought was my friend.

All right, I... I hear that.

Did someone close to you turn into a junkie?

I'm sure she means that in the nicest possible way.

Yeah, not so much a user. Uh, a dealer.

My best friend from med school.

Breaks my heart. He just got busted

for operating a pill mill in Newark.

It's hard when those we trust disappoint us.

Jackie: What's a pill mill?

Eddie: Sweetie, you don't know what a pill mill is? You?

Don't you think that if I knew, I would've been using one?

It's a, uh,

like a bogus pain management clinic.

Dr. Feelgoods use them as a front

to buy and sell drugs.

Great. Let's find one.

I want to do one last dump of our whole stash

and then I want to stop selling.

- Okay? - Where's this coming from?

You want to know where it's coming from? Grace.

Things are just starting to get good with her

and I don't want to blow it.

You've still got a lawyer to pay.

Yeah, I know, I know, but I can't deal with dealing anymore.

Okay, pick you up in an hour.

How you feeling? Any localized pain?

Not after all the Jagers I had for breakfast.

Ooh, naughty Liberty.

Um, we should release you

as soon as we get your CAT scan.

Thanks.

How would you feel if I asked you to do some patient intake today?

Because I would feel great about it.

Wow, uh, unfortunately

I was coming to ask if I could go early.

Fi has a rhythm gymnastics tryout

and Kevin's stuck at the bar with the health inspection.

Rhythm gymnastics?

Wow, Akalitus is on your ass so you're gonna pull this shit?

- (stammers) - Yeah, I'm gonna go deal with my kid.

So that was our union's legal counsel.

Are they gonna defend us in yesterday's arrests?

Yes, but that's not why she called.

The Norwegians got a judge to issue an injunction

against any further demonstrations.

Dr. Roman!

Reed, can you hear me?

Unresponsive. Pulse weak and rapid.

Shallow respiration.

Let's get him on 100% O².

Abdomen boardlike.

- Thor: BP's 87 over 58. - Carrie: He's crashing.

He's in hypovolemic shock.

- (voices continue) - Zoey: What did I miss? What did I miss?

Retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

CT shows kidney trauma.

He must've hit his back on something after the punch,

like a curb or a bike rack.

Zoey: He said he'd been drinking.

He wasn't buzzed, he was bleeding out internally.

Zoey, I'll take care of this.

Hey.

I should've done more than a head-to-toe.

I should've rolled him over.

He had paint on his back.

You never would've seen the bruising.

I should've removed all the fucking paint.

Well, we all make mistakes.

Even me.

I am the head nurse.

And Jackie never would've let something like that happen.

Well, Jackie wasn't there.

I know.

Uh, listen, want to hang out?

I mean, outside of work?

We should do that. How about after shift today?

Come on, we're friends, right?

Yeah, we're kind of friends.

Kinda, yeah.

I have a paper due

for my nursing master's program.

- Well, I'll help you write it. - No, don't do that.

I am more than your potential go-to.

I'm a doctor bursting with knowledge.