Nurse Jackie s04e08 Episode Script

Previously on Nurse Jackie Let's get you divorced.
We need to demonstrate that Kevin is an unfit custodian.
If I'd wanted a partner, I'd have one.
That's not what I want.
Well, then what is it? If I can help, let me help.
Your file is empty.
Shit.
Wait, you're the friend from rehab? What did he have? A Vicodin smoothie for lunch.
I don't know what happened after that.
Gotta wake him up.
His breathing is slow.
Charlie, eyes open.
Come on, stay with me.
Stay with me, Charlie.
Just turn on the water.
Come on, stay with me.
That's hot! I'm sorry! That's fucking hot! Jesus, shit.
These knobs are in French.
Come on.
Come on, buddy.
Eyes open.
Are you awake? Come on, eyes alive.
Come on.
Sit up, sit up.
You sit up.
Look at me.
Talk to me.
Where did you get the drugs? Let's hold off on the questions.
Back off! You know, it's hard to get shit.
I don't work at a hospital fucking a pharmacist.
Where are your towels? Hi.
Hi.
They're out.
But I let them watch Dirty Dancing edited for TV.
No swears, no abortion scene.
Great.
Listen, I'm kind of tied up here.
Are you on a hot date? Yeah, sure.
The guy's an oil baron.
Oh, my God, I was kidding.
You are? Can you talk? What's going on? Listen, can you get the girls off to school in the morning? Just tell them I took a night shift.
On it.
Lunches are already made.
All right.
Thanks, Zoey.
Want to take another walk around the apartment, move around a little? No.
So, what, now you're on the outside and it's the whole rehab cover-for-me buddy system? How could I possibly know it was your kid? It's anonymous.
Nobody's covering for anybody.
We met in rehab, we go to AA.
You're pissed.
I get it.
You get it? Great.
I'm playing cards with two addicts.
Well, I am completely sober.
Yeah? Well, good for you.
How come you and not him? Charlie, honey, is there any part of you that's willing to go back to Wexler? Come on, how many times are we gonna do this? As many times as it takes.
You guys can sort your shit out.
I'm going to bed.
Sit back down.
You need to go back in.
Charlie, your dad is sitting right here.
I've always told you the truth, and I'm telling you what I think you should do.
That's all I got.
Will you go? Promise me you're not gonna fire her.
Yes, I promise.
Then, yeah, I'll go.
I don't want to tell you what to do, but you might want to take his phone.
Hey.
Give me your phone.
Hey, fourth time's a charm.
It's my fifth.
Fifth time's a charm.
We're getting there.
Yep, me and my chronic relapse bullshit.
How about you? How are you doing? You know, one day at a time.
Hey.
What? You want to hug me? Yeah.
Don't, okay? I'll see you on Sunday.
I'll fucking hug you on Sunday.
Why don't you take the train? Really? I think it's better that way.
Yeah, you're right.
It's probably faster.
It's hot as balls in here.
You want some fan? How are you not sweating? So jealous.
Don't be.
Diabetic nerve damage.
Sometimes my sweat glands don't work.
It's a joy.
Still, I start to sweat when I worry about people noticing my sweat.
Gloria, can't you do something? I no longer have the authority to fix such a problem.
You know what's great about the train? You have a chance to grab a cup of coffee.
Be very careful about how you talk to me today.
I'm trying to keep a promise to my kid.
Oil baron.
What are you talking about? Why is it so hot in here? You tell me.
You remember the last time there was a mandatory drug screening for the nurses? Yes.
Date? Um October 14th.
See? Because I drew a little cup of pee.
Yeah, I'd like to review the security footage for the week of October 14th, last year.
The ER, yeah.
I've got clearance.
I'm the one who grants clearance.
Oh, yes, I'm sure that doesn't line up with your protocol.
We divert to the pharmacy on three with a Post-it? If Eddie's going to have somebody cover the ER, he's gonna have to do better than this.
You know, I have a lot of experience with maintenance, and I'm sure if I work with them on this air-conditioning situation.
Surely there's someone other than you who can handle this.
I'm sure there is.
Good luck finding them.
Ah.
And again.
Ah.
All right, when did you start having trouble swallowing? A week ago.
BP's a little high.
It's 130 over 90.
That's better than it was yesterday.
Right, Mrs.
Zimberger, I think we should start with a tonsil biopsy.
Just take them, dear, will you, please? Beg your pardon? Just take them out.
You can do that, can't you? Well, you know, elective surgeries aren't usually covered by insurance.
I'm 87.
I should get to spend my money the way I want to, don't you think? I'll check the schedule.
How about a popsicle? Yeah.
I don't like grape, and I prefer cherry or banana to orange.
But if you only have orange, that's fine.
Okay.
Make sure the banana is not lemon-flavored.
Okay.
They're both yellow.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'll see what we have.
Thank you.
I think Cruz is going to fire me.
Why do you say that? Because he knows about rehab.
He knows more about me than he should.
He's not gonna fire you for getting treatment.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Did you go out and buy that dress? Yep, the minute I came in here.
I refuse to be more uncomfortable than I already am.
Oh, by the way, I've got my scan today.
Any chance you're free later? Today? No, not with Cruz on my ass.
Yeah, no.
Got it.
You've got a job to keep.
Totally understand.
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
What do you got there? Ooh.
Returning her books.
That's sad, man, but a healthy step.
No, it's mine.
Dude, no, no, no.
This is not a time to Eat, Pray, Love.
This is a time to sleep with hot yoga instructors.
Look, I know it's a chick book, but every page I read is like, "Exactly.
" I'm going to Greece.
My cousin lives there.
I can stay with him for free.
Bought my ticket.
Hi.
Lenny's going to Greece.
When? You're leaving? Temporarily.
Not just because of you.
I'm getting a little burned out on helping people who usually scream at me.
But how are we going to be awesome exes if you're not here? You can be awesome without me.
I thought he was doing better.
Yeah.
Well, sometimes you go to sleep thinking you're okay, and then you're like, "Wow, not okay.
" Hey.
I need security footage from the HR office.
Yeah, now.
You never witnessed Jackie Peyton taking drugs in front of her children? Not once? No.
Look, I don't want to be difficult here, but I'm under oath, right? Right.
Who initiated the affair four years ago? That would be her.
She did.
I really don't want to get into the specifics.
Do we need to know this? Establishing pattern.
Mr.
Walzer, when did she disclose that she had a family? Jackie doesn't disclose things.
You find shit out.
Listen, man, I told you I'd come here and tell your lawyer what I told you.
I did that.
Can we be done here? Because I want to be done with you.
Okay, so I think one is lemon and one is banana, so I brought you both.
You're a doll.
Mmm.
Banana.
You were with my husband when he was here.
Oh, God, that's right.
I'm sorry I didn't remember sooner.
That's all right.
It happens a lot.
We were married for so long that it's hard for people to remember me without him.
Mrs.
Zimberger, are you sure you want to go through with this surgery? Honey, how old are you? 35? You're sweet.
Well, I'm not 35.
And I tell you, if I have cancer, I have no intention of treating it.
My kids live out on the West Coast and I miss my husband.
So if I get in there and it turns out this body can't handle I don't know, what do you call it? Tonsillectomy.
Mmm.
Then maybe it's my time.
Thank you for the popsicle.
So left hip looks good.
I know.
Otherwise, I couldn't do this.
You're cute.
Now, put that away.
So you're a dancer.
I'm on tour with Lady Gaga.
Best job ever.
And then my fucking hip gives way in rehearsal.
It's fine, right? Well, it's not good and I don't think hip resurfacing's gonna do it, so we should discuss replacement.
No, no way.
No replacement.
Okay, then no walking.
Call ortho.
Excuse me.
Hey, I know you had a rough night.
Don't take it out on everybody here.
"See me.
" You believe this shit? Yeah.
Listen, Kevin's lawyer deposed me today.
What? You've got nothing to worry about.
What kind of fucking character witness am I, really? I fucked the guy's wife, I pretended to be friends with him.
Where are you going? Jackie, listen.
Hold on.
Just hold on, okay? Here's what I didn't tell them.
When I went over there, when Kevin beat the crap out of me, the girls were there.
I mean, they were playing that dance video game, but they were there maybe 10 feet away.
There you go.
There's blood in the water now.
Your lawyer, she'll bite.
No, darling, of course I understand.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I've got to dash, all right.
I know.
Did you sound even more Britishy just then? My sister.
Your sister? Is she coming for holiday? Don't.
She was.
She canceled.
Bummer.
You sad? Mmm.
What's that? Oh, What To Expect When You're Expecting.
Well, I don't need this.
I'm expecting to have a baby.
No, keep it.
I annotated it for you.
I think the expectations are yours.
Hey, I don't see you surrounded by a lot of people right now.
I'm trying to be supportive.
But if you don't need anything, I'll go.
Drink that.
Thought you might need this.
Oh! You're a godsend.
Listen, are you by any chance free after your shift today? Nope.
Gotta work a double.
Keep hydrating.
Shit.
We've been working with the DEA and the NYPD on an internal narcotics shrinkage investigation, and I have reason to believe that you're a big part of my problem.
You've been working here a long time and I fully expect your cooperation, even after you're fired.
I'm fired? I left the pharmacy for three hours today.
It's not about today.
Security is gonna walk you out of here, but before they do, you're gonna talk to a few people.
I've been spending the whole fucking day talking to people I don't want to talk to about things I don't want to talk about.
Fine, bring them in.
What am I gonna do, say, "No"? Ask your questions.
Everybody that I know who's had a hip replacement comes out beautifully.
Thanks, but I'm not 80.
Which is why you'll be fine.
Suzanne Farrell, Bebe Neuwirth, Rudy Galindo, a bunch of Alvin Ailey dancers.
See? You're in good company.
Seriously? When I was diagnosed with type 1, I was all criabetes.
Knowing famous people had it, too, made me feel better.
I don't know what to do.
You just keep going.
Sometimes you don't get to keep everything you started out with.
Here.
Shut up.
Here.
They're euros.
I think it's, like, $30.
I waited in line at the bank.
Damn it.
Awesome exes.
No matter where you go, I'll be right here.
So creepy.
I think I'm gonna puke.
Me, too.
I'm so sorry.
I got the tickets four months ago.
No, Book of Mormon trumps unborn child, got it.
I just love that you are walking me to my car.
Oh, ask him.
Just go and watch your musical and stop making trouble.
Are you done for the day? Put a fork in me.
Are you doing anything right now? No, nothing.
Totally free.
Would you be willing to come to my anatomy scan with me? Really? You don't even have to ask.
You know that, right? I thought you were gonna ask me to carry something heavy.
I'll get in the front.
We're having a baby! You wanted to see me? Yeah.
Hey, come on in.
Close the door.
Take a look at this.
Come here.
Tell me what I'm looking at.
Uh A security feed from six months ago.
That's a hallway.
That's HR.
And that's Gloria Akalitus dumping your urine specimen.
You don't know that.
I do, actually.
Date, time stamp.
It's all right there.
You can't be surrounded by people who enabled your habit, handed you drugs, covered your tracks.
And I can't have people like that working for me.
Yeah, okay, well, they also enabled me to get better.
Please, I know how it looks.
How it is, not how it looks.
Just a minute.
If you're gonna fire me, then just do it.
I'm not gonna fire you.
You're gonna watch this, though.
Come on in.
You had me paged? Yeah.
Hey, Gloria.
Come on in.
Have a seat.
No, Gloria, don't have a seat.
Jackie, a little respect.
So I've finally figured out why Jackie doesn't have a file.
This is security footage from six months ago.
I'm gonna need your badge and you'll have to leave immediately, today.
We'll figure out a date with HR for you to come back in, and pick up your stuff, have your exit interview.
Your pension will remain intact because I do, in fact, have a heart.
You'll be difficult to replace.
I do know that.
Difficult to replace? Really? Do you have any fucking idea what you're talking about? Jackie, it's fine.
It's a job.
No, it's not all right.
She's been here 30 years.
Do you know how many idiots have tried to fire her, only to realize what a stupid idea that is? Many, many have tried.
You're the first to succeed.
Finally.
I've been waiting for the air all day.
Look, fire me, okay? It wasn't her, it wasn't Eddie.
That's not a good idea in the middle of a custody battle.
He's right.
Gloria, I didn't know.
I didn't say anything.
He just found Jackie, I know that.
Let's not do this here.
I will take a few minutes to update my charts and hand off my patients.
You won't say anything to anyone.
It's not your news to give.
I don't need any more chaos today.
Understood, Dr.
Cruz.
You forget I was an administrator once, too.
To a fresh start.
You can go now.
The snacks are for the pregnant people.
They said it was fine.
He's not the father.
You told me that already.
So we're going to get started and then the doctor will come in and talk to you after we get a look, okay? We're both doctors, so it's like the doctor is already here.
Stop talking.
Oh, my God, I can't look.
Holy shit.
You can see his face.
He looks like an old man with a beautiful mouth.
Are you looking? You have to look.
He looks just like you.
I do not look like that.
A little.
Listen, there is a long list of names that I run through in my mind before I even get to yours.
Jackie, my sister, my neighbor, Joan, who I've only met three times, but with whom I feel a certain kinship.
However, if you wouldn't mind being fifth in line to be backup person to be in the delivery room, that would be fine.
Really? Never gonna happen.
But it could and that's what counts.
I Oh, my God, you can see his spine.
No way.
It's on again.
Dirty Dancing.
Have you seen it? Okay, we're watching this.
I don't know why I'm ringing the bell.
What did you say to my lawyer? Where are the girls? My sister's watching them.
You know, if you're gonna beat the shit out of somebody, you probably shouldn't do it in front of the girls.
They didn't see anything.
Your building has security feeds, security guards.
There's enough there to put it together without anybody saying a word.
Who are you? Zoey.
Why are you making that face? You think this is funny? No, I'm No, I'm I was trying to look away and not move.
Kevin, you need to leave.
I've got a laundry list of all the shitty things you've done, okay? I'm sure you do.
And you know where we're gonna talk about it from now on? At a long, shiny wooden table at my lawyer's office.
And if you are lucky, you'll get joint custody.
And you know it.
Nobody wins here, Kevin.
You think we can stop this now? You know what, babe? Even when you're telling the truth, it sounds like a lie.
Yeah, we can stop.
I think I should find another place to live.
I think you're a private person and I'm kind of worried that if I'm here and I see things that you're not used to people seeing, that you're gonna like me less.
You won't mean to, but I think that will happen, you know? A friend from rehab relapsed last night, went back into treatment.
I don't want to do that.
You won't.
Please stay? Okay.
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