Plot summary
Jackie has relapsed and is back to snorting pills that she is acquiring from an employee at her gym. Meanwhile, Grace is regularly snorting lines of Adderall and her relationship with Jackie remains fraught. The All Saints building momentarily experiences a brownout. Prentiss relieves Carrie from her three-month probation and orders her to shadow Jackie. Carrie tries to initiate another sexual encounter with Coop, but he remains reluctant. At an AA meeting, Jackie gets high and clashes with Antoinette, an outspoken group member. While trying to revive a patient, a distracted Jackie touches the defibrillator and is accidentally shocked; Prentiss blames Carrie and tries to fire her, but Jackie admits that the incident was her fault.
Upon learning that the entire hospital staff are aware of their relationship, Prentiss and Zoey consult with Gloria, who purposely decides to ignore their revelation. Jackie has lunch with Antoinette and admits that she relapsed on her one-year anniversary; Antoinette offers to become Jackie's sponsor. Jackie returns to her gym but is disconcerted to learn that her dealer has been caught and fired.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of Nurse Jackie episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.