Nurse Jackie
Slow Growing Monsters
Season 4, Episode 4 · Aired 2012-04-29
Synopsis
Jackie catches Grace with a boy at a carnival and takes her, not before deleting the number from the boys phone. While at the carnival, Grace announces to Fiona and Zoey that Jackie went to rehab. Jackie goes to an AA meeting with Charlie only to find out that he is using again. Kevin forced Eddie to tell him what Jackie took, when they were having the affair, before telling Eddie to tell Jackie to "Kiss her kids goodbye". Jackie almost relapses when a patient gives her their medications. She throws them in a dumpster and then tries to retrieve them and falls in. She then gets out and walks away pill free. Charlie is revealed to be Dr.Cruz"s son.
In the series
This episode is part of Nurse Jackie (2009–2015) on Showtime.
Brilliant ER nurse, secret addict — hospital hero as walking crisis.
Key cast
- Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton
- Merritt Wever as Zoey Barkow
- Eve Best as Eleanor O'Hara
- Paul Schulze as Eddie Walzer
- Peter Facinelli as Fitch Cooper
- Dominic Fumusa as Kevin Peyton