Plot summary
As Jackie prepares to celebrate her one-year anniversary of sobriety, Jackie struggles to rekindle with Frank, who feels he has made an unreciprocated step forward in their relationship. Meanwhile, Thor connects with Wally, a gay 80-year-old patient dying of advanced liver cancer, and tearfully commends Wally for his legacy. Gloria fires Carrie after receiving an overwhelmingly negative performance review by her peers; however, upon consulting with a lawyer, Carrie reveals her sexual relationship with Coop and uses it as leverage to retain her position at All Saints. Zoey discovers that Grace is not attending Jackie's sobriety celebration and decides to pick her up at school; Grace is distraught and has an emotional breakdown about her mother.
Frank reunites with Jackie and they reconcile, with Jackie admitting that she loves him. While getting ready for her anniversary party, Jackie nonchalantly takes the pill that she has been hiding in her jewelry box and swallows it. She then attends her anniversary party – which is attended by Kevin, Grace, Fiona, Frank, Eleanor, and the All Saints staff – and announces her one year of sobriety.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of Nurse Jackie episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.