Plot summary
Four months later, Jackie has returned to work after her union sued All Saints, Gloria has returned to her old job as hospital administrator, and two new doctors have joined the staff: Dr. Carrie Roman, an incompetent first-year resident skating by on looks, and Dr. Ike Prentiss, a former military doctor. Jackie treats a famous NFL player who has swallowed three condoms filled with drugs and blackmails him into buying a new CT machine for the hospital. The hospital staff struggle with the new pill dispenser, leading Eddie to bust the machine open and distribute the pills himself; Gloria is impressed and invites Eddie to return as the hospital pharmacist.
Jackie struggles to maintain her sobriety and is upset when Eleanor reveals she is moving to London to prioritize raising her son. The day before her birthday, Jackie asks Kevin to let her have the girls for the celebration; Kevin chooses to keep the girls for the day, reprimanding Jackie to stick to the rules of their visitation agreement. Jackie decides to hide one pill in a small nightstand jewelry box.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of Nurse Jackie episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.