Nurse Jackie (2009–2015): Season 5, Episode 9 - Heart - full transcript

Jackie: Previously on "Nurse Jackie"...

Things have to change if you're going
to stay here. You have to get better.

I think it's a lung collapse.

Spontaneous pneumothorax.
Zoey, prep a chest tube.

Dr. Prentiss, I am going
to touch your stuff.

You are not going to like it,

but you are going to have to get over it.

Dr. Prentiss, your
patient records are here.

You really kicked some
paperwork ass in here.

I'm not sure. Are we ready to share a cab?

Come on.



Being a teenager sucks. But
let me tell you something.

Being the mother of a teenager also sucks,

especially today when my teenager

is probably seeing a guy I told
her she couldn't see anymore.

(snorting)

(theme music playing)

(man vocalizing)

(laughing, breathing heavily)

Look, I'm not gonna do it,

but I feel like we should high-five.

(laughs)

(laughs)

- So...
- Yeah?

You gonna sleep over?



No. No, I can't.

I got to get dressed and go.

I got a pottery class.

(laughs)

Who do you think you're talking to?

I don't know. This is when
it could get weird, right?

No, I'm staying right here.

(sighs) I love you.

You knew that, right?

Uh, no. No, I did not know that.

You're such a head case.

Okay, look, we're good.

Okay? We're all good here.

We like each other. Some
of us love each other.

But this wasn't just whatever sex.

This was great.

And we can do it again.

We can do this whenever we want.

That's right. We're fucking grown-ups.

(laughs)

- What's wrong with you?
- Nothing.

Not even 10:00 in the morning...

Milanos, Tic Tacs. What is this?

I'm hungry.

Then eat some real food. Jesus.

Good morning.

- Good morning.
- You look like you just got back from vacation.

I did just request 10
consecutive days off in January.

And Thor just taught me how to use Spotify

I don't know what that means.

That means I can listen to any dumb song

that comes into my head,
and that makes me happy.

You look pretty happy. How's Frank?

I don't know. It's still early, new.

But I think he might be fantastic.

He better be.

I'm gonna go listen to
"Easy Like Sunday Morning"

and approve schedules.

Easy with this new lease on life.

This shit is hard to maintain.

- Who's your new friend?
- Ha ha.

I'm reviewing intubation with Carrie.

Boning up instead of boning.

You make it very hard for me to say this,

but you're doing a great job.

I had to leave two credit cards
upstairs just to play with my buddy here.

Where is my resident?

Oh, she's practicing a different move.

Dr. Roman, you want to step back, please?

Oh, I know. I'm all up in your shit.

But I have never done this kind of exam.

I would like to learn.

Okay, so I'm gonna position
it so you can check his cornea.

- I'll be able to see okay?
- You should be fine. Your cornea looks good.

You should be fine. Your cornea looks good.

Now you're gonna feel like something's
in your eye for about two weeks.

What am I supposed to do with that?

We're gonna give you some
drops and an eye patch.

- No. No way. No eye patch.
- Zoey: Why not?

Because it's the most hard-core thing

you can wear on your face?

Fine.

Oh, Wensman through Zyglotta are done.

You are completely alphabetized.

Zoey, can you tell Dr. Cooper

that I'm gonna stay with this eye lac?

- You tell him.
- Excuse...

Okay, see, I don't want to be an asshole

and pull rank while you're wearing that.

You don't have to do this
to make me feel better.

I'm not. They never let the manikins out.

Okay, how am I doing?

(air hissing)

Hey.

Do you want me to ask like I'm Carrie?

How am I doing?

Am I doing this right?

Hold it. It's heavy.

Do you want to yell stuff at me

and see if I can intubate under pressure?

Hey, Zoey.

Oh, no. Excuse me, gentlemen.

- Hey.
- Sorry to...

listen, can she stand here
with you while I find Jackie?

Uh, of course. I think she's...

Yeah, I'll find her. Thanks. Don't move.

Okay.

So what the fuck is going on?

- Frank: Did you get it?
- Did I get what?

I can't tell you. I sent you something.

- You sent me something?
- Oh, shit, it ain't there yet.

All right, look, I've got
to do something about this

and, you know, crime.

I love you.

Okay, stop selling.

- I've got to go.
- All right.

What's wrong?

Do I have to say anything?

If you want me to know
what's going on, yes.

I found these in Grace's
backpack. She says they're yours.

Can I see these, please?

Yeah, these are Adderall, Kevin, okay?

If I was gonna fall off the wagon,
this would not be my first choice.

- Never did it for me.
- And I'm supposed to believe you?

No, you're supposed to
believe a 14-year-old

who hasn't exactly been
a model citizen lately.

Yeah, well, she doesn't
exactly have your track record

with this shit either, does she?

My track record is 364 days sober, Kevin.

So fuck you.

(sighs)

What are we gonna do about the
fact that our kid is using drugs?

We don't know that she's using.

There's a lot of them here,
Kevin. She's doing something.

So I saw them and I, like, got nervous...

like really nervous that she
would take them, you know?

So I put them in my bag and
I forgot they were there.

So I'm gonna eat this PowerBar

and then you should try that again,

but tell me something
that actually happened.

Just because my mom's good at her job
doesn't mean that she's a good person.

Hey, we were gonna snack
and talk if that's cool.

No, this is not a discussion.

I'm gonna ask some questions
and you're gonna answer them.

What were you doing with those drugs?

What were you doing with them?

Grace, you know they aren't mine.

Yeah? What about the one in your nightstand

in the little box with your ring?

What are you saving that one for, Mom?

All right, let's go. Everybody, let's go.

You've got to ask someone if
you want to move furniture.

You're lucky you didn't break your wrist.

X-rays are clear. It is a bad sprain, so...

- Send her home with some pain meds.
- Oh.

You talking to me now? What's
the matter, Prentiss not around?

Really? Don't be a shithead.

It was an opportunity
to learn a new procedure.

Mmm, sleeping with
someone to get something?

That's not so new for you.

Oh, my God.

I am with an old patient.

It's every father's dream.

Mother-daughter blood tests.

Maybe after this, you guys could go get

mother-daughter manicures, talk.

Where did you get the drugs?

It's not that hard to get Adderall.

I think you need to make her

feel like she can tell you the truth.

Zoey, please.

- Who got it for you?
- Nobody got them for me.

I got them from a girl at school.

You were taking drugs at school?

I was studying at Danny's and we tried it

and I got an A on my test. That's it.

Okay, so you were just
studying and taking drugs

with a boy you lied
about not seeing anymore?

- Really? So that's it?
- Yeah, Mom.

I took something and I still did
everything I was supposed to do.

You know what that's like, right?

Okay, she's with me today all day.

Um, I have school.

Welcome to Scare the Shit Out of You High.

- I fucking hate you.
- Grace.

Whoa, we're just swearing
at each other now? Enough.

All right, can you go over and
talk to Danny and his parents?

Make sure the message is loud and clear.

He is to stay away from Grace.

We are a zero tolerance household.

Yeah. Yeah. That's a good idea.

Oh, are you guys, like, friends now?

Awesome. That's... that's great timing.

I'll call you after I talk to them.

Grace, maybe you want to think of
it as just a little bit of Adderall.

Fine, maybe it is.

Maybe you've only done it a few times.

Whatever. I don't care. I'm not your dad.

I'm talking about your brain chemistry.

And chemically,

drugs are always gonna
be more dangerous for you.

They are never just gonna be casual

because of your family history.

Now, maybe you want to talk
to me a little bit about that.

Can I ask a question?

Anything. Shoot.

Are you guys having sex?

Why don't you take a break from
saying anything for a few minutes?

- Hey, is this your daughter?
- Yeah, this is Grace.

She's here 'cause her father found
a bunch of drugs in her backpack.

Grace, Dr. Prentiss.

- Okay.
- Mom!

No way. Is this Grace?

Is it Take Your Daughter to Work Day?

Why isn't anyone else doing it?

No, she's here 'cause she's
14, she's hoding Adderall,

and she's secretly dating
a 17-year-old musician.

Are you sure you're not my daughter? Huh.

Have you ever heard the Jackson
5 singing "Corner of the Sky"?

That exists? That's on here?

Everything is on there. Everything.

So this is on my computer?

Do I own these songs?

Am I illegally downloading them?

(sighs)

Oh, this is not good.

But interesting.

14-year-old female, 200mg of Adderall

found in her backpack on the way to school.

Grace, you remember Gloria and Thor.

- Hello.
- Hello, Grace.

I have to cover triage.

Would you give her a tour
of the emergency department?

I promised a terrified messenger

I would make sure you got this.

- There's no card.
- I know who it's from.

You're not gonna open it?

Isn't that bad luck?

Yeah, I dare somebody to try
to make things worse right now.

Don't say that.

Made me really nervous
hearing about that pill.

Really? The kid is barely in high school.

At this rate, she's
barely gonna make it out.

I was talking about your pill.

It's not a gun, Zoey.

It is, kind of.

You know what it is? It's
a pill that I didn't take.

And I keep it in a box to remind me

of all the things in my
life that I fucked up.

And I look at that pill
when I need a reminder.

That's what that pill is.

But it's a pill that you didn't throw away.

And if I saw that and I was Grace,

I would be scared, too.

Zoey...

I know I let you in.

You walked around my house in a kimono.

It doesn't mean I'm gonna
take all of this from you.

Please, leave me alone.

(exhales)

This is Jonathan Vega. He goes to NYU.

He got so messed up,
he fell out of his bed.

Didn't even wake up when he hit the ground.

Loft bed, four feet up.

And it's not just his nose.

He's going to be paralyzed
from the neck down.

We'll come back after he wakes up.

They're kicking him out of school.

He'll need a friendly face.

What are you talking
about? I don't know him.

You are him, Grace.

Half the people in here are detoxing.

Let's go see how that smells.

- Was that too far?
- No, take it away.

Hey. I'm sleeping with this computer

because it has this thing
on it called the Internet

and I really need to use
it to advance my career.

- Hope you're okay with that.
- I was out of bounds before.

Fault Coop.

Advantage Carrie. I'm sorry.

Whatever. I forgive you.

I think this is making me crazy

trying to teach you and be with you,

so I'd like to break up with you.

I hope that's okay.

Yeah.

So... (whimpers)

- Whoa, whoa.
- I can't believe this.

Do you have any idea
how much you mean to me?

No, of course not. You never
said I meant anything to you.

Just because I didn't say
how I felt all the time

doesn't mean I didn't feel anything.

We are exclusive, Coop.

I'm not even letting guys I meet
at clubs give me their numbers.

That's great. I mean, you
should share these things.

I never even thought about
trying to sleep with Prentiss

until you brought it up.

Literally, it had not crossed my mind,

so thank you

for that suggestion.

You've taught me so much.

(pounds)

(loud music playing)

Hey. I'm Grace's dad.

Where are your parents?

I don't know. At work.

Can I come in?

I'll come out.

Look, Grace is 14.

Okay? She's young and she's angry.

And she needs to listen to us,

which means not seeing you.

She keeps coming over, dude. It's not me.

She's the one who always wants to hang out.

Yeah, well, that's gonna stop.

It's like, whatever, you know?

She comes over and she doesn't
even want to do anything.

I know tons of girls who want
to do a lot more than Grace does.

Then you call those girls.

Stay the fuck away from my daughter.

Dad said he was on his way.

You don't have to wait for me.

Like hell I don't.

(distant siren blaring)

Excuse me. Do you work here?

I do, yeah. How can I help you?

I called.

I'm having chest pains and my arm is numb.

I called an ambulance, but... oh!

Hup, hup, hup, okay. Let's go inside.

- (groans)
- Okay, Grace, honey.

What? What should I do?

Just do exactly what I say.
Give me your coat, honey.

- Am I dying?
- No. No, no, no.

This might be a heart attack.
You're gonna be just fine.

It's all right.

We're gonna lay you down right here.

Just try to breathe normally, okay?

Grace, honey, run inside,
yell as loud as you can,

"Gurney, crash cart,
doctor." Repeat that, please.

Gurney, crash cart, doctor.

Good girl. Go, go, go.

You're okay. Take some deep breaths.

Try to relax.

Crash cart, gurney, doctor, outside!

- Dr. Prentiss!
- Already on it.

Shit, I lost the pulse. Lost the pulse.

We got to shock him.

Come on, come on, come on. Clear.

(pulses)

- Clear.
- (pulses)

Okay, we're good. We're good.

- Let's get him inside. Come on.
- I got it.

- You stay with Grace.
- Okay.

You did a good job.

Trying to remember exactly what to do

when things are tense, it's very hard.

You did it perfectly. That's great.

(phone chimes)

Oh, my God. What?

- What?
- Dad pushed Danny into a wall.

Well, I am sure that if he's texting you,

he's probably fine, okay?

What the hell is taking him so long?

Grace!

Grace! God damn it! Grace!

Grace!

Are you kidding me? Jesus Christ.

Fucking... Grace!

Oh, shit.

Hey, Kev. For God's sake.

Grace is on her way to
Danny's, I think, right now.

She's in a cab. Yes, I...

can you turn around and grab her, please?

Well, curbside crash cart.

Must have been a nice way to end the day.

It was.

It was nice to be outside.

And the day is not over, clearly.

Well, that is true.

Dr. Prentiss, Zoey is not your assistant.

And I have a problem with
taking a nurse off of the floor

to help a doctor with
his administrative work.

Oh, no, no. It was my idea

and I hardly had to leave the floor.

Look, I hear what you're saying, okay?

I needed a system in place
to handle the paperwork

and I took advantage of the support.

Um, I was actually
thinking of the hospital,

not about you.

Global, not local, not personal.

Let me be very clear. Your personal global

organizational work with
Dr. Prentiss is done.

Um, what is with everyone?

I was trying to help.

Why do I feel like I'm in trouble?

You're not in trouble.

You know what? This was a shitty day

and I want to leave now and get a drink

since my shift was over 20 minutes ago.

TGIF, Miss Barkow.

Nope, working tomorrow.

TGI just another fucking day.

(door closes)

- Where are you going?
- Out.

Like out out. Somewhere crazy

where I probably shouldn't
be able to get in, but I will.

I need to not be here right now.

You're not the only one.

Good night, Doctor.

Backpack, now.

I'll take Fi upstairs.

Thank you.

(phone vibrating)

- Hello.
- I'm gonna kill that messenger.

- Tell me you got it.
- I did. I got it.

But I didn't open it.

I know how that sounds and I'm sorry.

Actually, I've got to
go. Kevin is here and...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. It's
after midnight and Kevin's there?

This has been a crazy day.

Can we talk about this in the morning?

Yeah. Yeah, all right.

I love you.

Yeah, I got to go.

(sighs)

Oh, fuck.

- You all right in there?
- Yeah.

(hangers sliding)

Probably not gonna find
anything you like, though.

Nothing as fancy as that
shit you wear to work.

You can keep that. I never wear it.

I don't think we're really at the...

like, sharing clothes part.

Okay.

Then where are we at?

The don't tell anyone at work part.

Can I just say I'm not the nurse

who goes home with the
doctor after a bad day?

Good.

- Good?
- Yeah.

Good for me.

Dr. Ike Prentiss, I'm serious.

Nurse Zoey "Barcow," so am I.

About mispronouncing my name?

That's not how you pronounce it.

I just learned it today.

(chuckles)

That was rough.

Next time we need to drag
Grace out of the vestibule

of some boy's apartment
building, it's all you.

Can I talk to you about something?

Yeah.

I need to...

I'd like to change the
arrangement with the girls.

What?

- I need to change it.
- Are you serious?

Things get a little rough,
you want to punish me?

Oh, Kevin, please.

Do you remember all the
work we did to get here?

I mean, after everything that we've
done, you want to just undo it?

- I do.
- Why? What the fuck do you want, Jackie?

Um, I think the girls should live with you.

Grace is using drugs.

Experimenting, whatever
you want to call it.

And they were pills.

I don't think she should be with me.

Grace is a teenager. That's it.

- Fi's fine.
- Yeah, for now.

Jackie, we're not there yet.

Yeah.

I think we are.

(theme music playing)