Previously on Nurse Jackie...
DWI and I've done worse.
You look like shit.
- Where are... Where am I? - You went through sedated detox.
It's not safe for the girls to be around you, so seeing them is off the table.
Miss Peyton, as it stands,
I don't see a scenario where you keep your nursing license.
- Wait a second... - I'm sorry.
Your case just isn't strong enough to meet my criteria.
Gloria, I did what you asked. I'm in rehab. I'm here. I'm ready to work.
You're dangerous! You're a junkie!
Get out of my ER!
I was wrongfully fired by All Saints Hospital.
More than that, I was publicly defamed in front of half a dozen of my colleagues.
Now, that I can work with.
Hey.
I bought you a coffee.
Thanks, I'm off caffeine.
Hey, what a coincidence. I'm off the oxy.
Yeah, 16 days clean.
I got some home care work off of Craigslist.
Yeah. The temp agencies were asking too many questions.
And jail is not your strongest opener.
Akalitus put you on the security watch list. She's very serious.
Well, I'm serious, too. My lawyer is a pit bull.
And as soon as he gets here, we're gonna go upstairs and kick some HR ass.
I don't know what to say.
I'm getting my job back, you know. It's under the diversion program.
Thank you for the heads up.
Sure.
Hey, Barry, your coffee's getting cold.
Yeah, meeting's off. Your check didn't clear.
- You cashed it already? - Tried to.
Jesus Christ, Barry. I am good for it, I promise you.
It's called an advance for a reason, Jackie.
- Okay, maybe if... - No maybe.
It's money up front, $10,000.
Barry, I am a nurse.
Not until you pay my retainer.
Survey says?
I'll go 27.
It's only silver plate.
This is my wedding ring. It's gold.
And hardly worn.
Twenty-four karat.
I'll go nine.
Nine hundred?
You're kidding me, right?
All right.
And there you go, $1,532.
I know not what sad need has visited upon you, but I pray you will accept
the bounteous blessing of our Lord.
Cash would be better.
I can't do a shift this Saturday. Don't ask me why.
Okay.
It's 'cause of the body in our apartment trash chute.
Thor, can you cover Saturday?
Not a whole body. A limb.
Like a dismemberment.
Reuben and I have Kinky Boots tickets.
I have a candlelight vigil.
For a limb.
A dismemberment.
- Maybe if Jackie's back, she could. - Would you not, Thor?
I never should've told you I saw her.
So, Saturday.
Do you supposed that's where Akalitus is?
- Up in HR with the unnamed? - Why would I be up in HR and with whom?
Jackie somebody?
Am I missing something?
If this Jackie is coming back like you said, we have no problems.
I shall be steps away should there be any news.
Of any kind.
I don't know what the hell Jackie's talking about. There was no HR meeting.
There's no lawyer.
Are you disappointed that Jackie's not coming back?
Am I not allowed to be disappointed?
Addict behavior. It's what she does.
That's why she can't come back here, Zoey.
I have a mandate to protect this hospital,
and I will see to it that Jackie never touches a patient again.
Vivian, honey?
You haven't had a good BM in days.
You complaining?
Well, some of your medications cause constipation.
I take what my doctor tells me.
You just get me my lunch.
Hey, Eddie, listen. I have this old lady, she's taking a ton of meds.
I need a consult. Do you have a minute?
Yeah, okay.
You ready?
Alprazolam, one milligram, four times a day.
Metoprolol, 10 milligrams, once a day.
It's going great with your mom.
Is it possible I might get an advance on next week's?
And possibly the week after?
I won't be needing you that long.
I'm putting Mom in a nursing home.
Look at her.
She's too weak to walk.
Well, it could be her medications. You know, she's on multiple downers.
To keep her calm. She gets agitated.
- So you sedate her so she can't walk? - Do you want this?
'Cause I can always find someone else.
What are you doing this weekend, Dr. Roman?
I know.
A real estate agent is going to show us houses in Mamaroneck.
Mamaroneck. I don't know if I want to live in a town
I have to spell out for everyone for the rest of my life.
You guys are getting a house?
Perhaps in Rye?
R-Y-Easy.
- How'd you cut the leg, dude? - Resisting during a heroin bust.
I try it one time and dickless here takes me down like I'm Scarface.
I've got your X-rays for bed three.
Service. But I could've done that.
As discussed, you are not to set foot in or near radiology.
I swear, I didn't tell.
Maybe you're showing.
Damn it, I am not showing.
Give me some credit here.
- I'm a nurse. - Yeah.
- I need you to keep this secret. - No.
Come on. We need some good news around here.
- Aren't you just thrilled? - Yes.
Maybe after the pukes. For now...
Let's not turn this into a shower, okay?
My wife was the same way.
By wife, he means his hand.
Seriously, who'd fuck you?
I wonder if he's ever met Jackie.
Which one, prisoner or cop?
Either one, I guess.
You get plenty of time to mingle when you're stacking time in the big house.
That's harsh.
What, too soon?
Way too.
I'm going with prisoner, 'cause Jackie's already been the cop route.
Well...
Jail is one way to meet men in New York.
Does Rikers Island have Linkedln?
More like Lockedln.
I am Jean Valjean
Nurse Jackie
Please help me, I've got a fierce rope burn from pulling that shiv
And a hernia the size of a doorknob
Stop, I'm gonna pee.
You guys are a bunch of assholes.
She never did anything to any one of you.
Well, now I feel bad
I want candy
Hey
Okay, Chelsea, stand over here for me.
- And you are? - I'm Jasmine!
Jasmine, thank you.
Well, stand right here. So, where are you from?
I live here in California, but I'm from the Bronx, New York!
All right, Bronx, New York!
Very good. Okay, welcome.
And what do you do?
Hi, Wayne. I'm a server.
Well, nice to meet you, Miss Chelsea. And thank you.
Now, the two of you are here and we're gonna play a game in which one of you...
I see that your house is jointly owned with your husband.
Yeah, my ex-husband.
But he'll agree to a second mortgage. It's to pay for college for our daughter.
I'm sorry, but you have no equity for a loan.
What's that mean? I should have $150,000 in this house.
I just got back from the bank.
You took out two mortgages on our community property without my permission.
You fucked up, Kev.
Especially with forgery in the mix.
I'm guessing the Jackie Peyton signature was Mia's?
Listen, it was to cover expenses related to raising our girls.
Really? You needed 150 grand for textbooks and jeans?
- Yes, well, that... - Spare me, Kevin.
I need 10 grand right now.
I don't have it.
The money's all gone.
Yeah? Is that it right there, on your wrist?
Look.
There was a renovation at the Red Owl.
All right? Major renovation.
And with a new baby on the way, Mia and I needed to put down a deposit
on a bigger apartment.
The wedding cost a fortune...
You're telling me that I got kicked out of a wedding that I paid for?
You were high.
You have lost your right to say that to me.
You have also lost your right to keep me from my children.
Do you understand?
New rules.
Reasonable visitation starting now.
I need you to sign over the title for the Jeep so I can sell it.
Give me that watch.
- It's a $4,000 Rolex. - Well, we'll see, won't we?
I know not what sad need has visited upon you, but I pray you will accept
the bounteous blessing of our Lord.
That was a shitload of pills Jackie got arrested with.
Where do you suppose she got them?
I don't know.
Shitloadofpills.com?
Let's see who's laughing after I ask you to provide me with a complete inventory
of your pharmacy.
- What are we talking about here? - An accounting of all your drugs in and out.
Let's call it a capsule trail.
I think I can do that.
You think you can?
I'm not your fool, Mr. Walzer.
I am exactly the wrong person for you to fuck with.
Well, I'll get right on it.
No prob.
I don't know.
Twenty-two hundred's a lot.
That water hose is about to split.
I'll throw in some duct tape.
Yeah, but I don't know what else is going on in there.
I gotta say 13 is gonna be my high end.
I'm looking for a car just like this.
Are you selling this? Are you selling this car?
I... Yes.
Twenty-two hundred?
You take... You take $2,000?
Excuse me, the lady and I were in discussion.
I didn't mean to be rude.
- Two thousand? - I could do $2, 100, probably.
Twenty-one?
- I can drive it away right now? - Sure.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait.
Come on.
Nothing?
Even I feel a little bit sad.
I'm on probation. I can't drive it anyway.
I don't know why you don't let me help you.
I could sell some of my vinyl.
I got a Springsteen Spirit in the Night worth five grand, easy.
Last time you helped me, you got pulled into this mess.
You're so fucking...
I'm so fucking what?
You're stubborn, Jackie Peyton.
You and your donuts.
Fuck donuts.
It's a churro.
I don't have anybody else to sell to.
I need money for my lawyer.
I went to jail.
- Jail sucks. - Really? I liked it.
Where'd you score them?
From this elderly woman that I take care of.
You get all righteous with me for dealing to rich adolescents
and you're ripping off an old lady?
Trust me, take the churro.
No kids, okay?
My word.
And if you can't trust a drug dealer...
Mommy?
Mommy!
I missed you so much!
Sweetie. God, me too, me too, me too.
Sweetie.
My honey.
- I missed you so much. - I missed you, too.
Grace, come here, honey.
I need a hug.
My goodness.
How are you doing, Mom?
I'm great. Thank you, I really am.
I want to hear what jail was like.
Okay, sweetie, maybe after dinner, all right?
Come on inside, I made you your favorite.
Mac and cheese?
Well, I made your second favorite.
Come on, sweetie.
What's with the flowers outside? You hate gardening.
Just trying to make the place look nice for you, you knucklehead.
Hey, you know what I missed? Come here.
Can we do "One, two, three, owl"?
- Yeah, okay. - Sit.
Ready?
- You're not closing them. - Yes, I am.
Ready? One, two, three, owl.
You did. You looked just like an owl.
- Who did? Get it? Who did? - Yeah, funny-ish.
Yeah. Nothing's funny.
Little Miss Sophisticate.
So...
How is everybody?
What happened to the picture of Nana?
I just sent the frame out to get polished.
Are you going back to the hospital, Mom?
Well, I'm doing the best I can with that, sweetie.
I'm taking some very serious steps to stay clean.
I'm clean now.
- I'm turning the whole thing around. - Over share much?
Tell me about jail, please?
Grace says you have to poop in front of everyone.
- What did you do? - Why? What do you mean? What happened?
I should've never let you near her.
I am going to church.
You watch her.
She's gonna fall down.
She shouldn't be doing this.
Charlane...
Shut the fuck up.
You're just too marvelous
Too marvelous for words
Like glorious, glamorous
And that old standby, amorous
It's all too marvelous for words
The shoddy treatment of my client by this hospital is at once consistent,
repugnant, and documentable.
It also flies in the face of legal precedence and basic fair play.
The list of transgressions against Nurse Jackie Peyton
is as long as it is reprehensible.
Wrongful dismissal, to start.
No due process, a culture of hearsay and gossip,
with no verifiable evidence of drug use. I repeat, none.
A career nurse,
pressured to leave by a deceptive ultimatum from her supervisor, one Gloria Akalitus.
Capped by a vitriolic and very public defamation by Gloria Akalitus
in front of ER patients and a half-dozen of my client's co-workers.
If you in human resources resist a common sense solution today,
I want to assure you,
I am fully prepared to go for a jury trial,
and pursue punitive damages for this mistreated caregiver.
Don't celebrate too soon, Jackie.
Diversion is gonna be hell.
You do understand that your nursing license is suspended for the three months
until your board hearing.
And just so nobody mistakes you for a real nurse
lose the blue scrubs.
From now on, you will wear these.
Orderly beige, like the other nurse's assistants.
You're gonna have to take a pee test daily.
I am literally gonna drug test the piss out of you.
You were right. You made it back.
You will be closely supervised by a designated monitor at all times.
Let's be quite clear, Jackie.
A suspended nursing license means you may not touch patients.
Hey, Jackie, can you...
And you may not, under any circumstances, administer medications.
Not even aspirin.
Your pay will be cut by two-thirds.
Nonetheless, you will do any job, however menial, that I see fit.
What do you say?
Deal.