Nurse Betty

In the quiet Kansas town of Fair Oaks, waitress Betty Sizemore (Betty) lives a seemingly ordinary life, enthralled by the drama of her favorite soap opera, A Reason to Love. Unbeknownst to her, her husband Del (Del) has been leading a double life, indulging in illicit affairs and supplementing their income with shady dealings. When Betty requests to borrow the family's Buick LeSabre for her birthday, Del becomes evasive, suggesting she take a different vehicle instead. With no suspicion raised, Betty manages to obtain the LeSabre's keys and takes the car for a spin, oblivious to the stash of drugs hidden in its trunk.

Meanwhile, two hired guns, Charlie (Charlie) and Wesley (Wesley), arrive at the Sizemore residence, intent on extracting information from Del. Charlie's veiled threats escalate into a violent confrontation, resulting in Del's untimely demise. The gruesome scene is witnessed by Betty, who retreats into a state of numbness, adopting the persona of a nurse character from A Reason to Love.

That same evening, Sheriff Eldon Ballard (Eldon), local journalist Roy Ostery (Roy), and their respective colleagues converge on the crime scene, while Betty calmly packs her bags as if nothing out of the ordinary has occurred. The police station's psychiatrist tries to pierce the veil of Betty's apparent nonchalance, but she remains steadfast in her demeanor.

As night falls, Betty finds herself at a friend's house, occupying a child's bedroom with an air of detachment. In the dead of night, she slips out and commandeers the LeSabre once more, driving off into the darkness. She eventually stops at a Williams, Arizona bar, where the bartender regales her with tales of his Roman vacation; Betty, meanwhile, shares a story about being once engaged to a renowned surgeon (echoing the narrative from A Reason to Love).

Unbeknownst to Betty, Charlie and Wesley are hot on her trail, having deduced that she bore witness to Del's murder. As they close in, Charlie's demeanor begins to soften towards Betty, much to Wesley's chagrin. The stakes heighten as these two hitmen, once driven solely by their mission, start to exhibit a glimmer of humanity amidst the chaos.

In the city of angels, Los Angeles, Betty finds herself at a crossroads, endeavoring to secure a position as a nurse while simultaneously searching for her elusive "ex-fiancé". Her quest is met with rejection, as she lacks the essential credentials and references. However, when she employs an unconventional medical technique learned from her favorite television show to save the life of a young victim injured in a shooting, the hospital offers her a role in their pharmacy department, but strictly prohibits any further patient interaction. Despite being confined to this limited capacity, Betty's exceptional bedside manner and empathetic nature make her an instant hit with patients and their families alike.

As a token of gratitude for saving the life of Rosa, the older sister of the shooting victim, Betty is taken under Rosa's wing, who happens to be a legal secretary. Rosa offers to utilize her professional network to aid Betty in locating her surgeon boyfriend, whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. Meanwhile, a colleague spills the beans to Betty, revealing that "David" is, in reality, a fictional character from a popular soap opera, A Reason to Love. Undeterred by this shocking revelation, Rosa accompanies Betty to a charity function where George McCord, the actor who portrays David, will be making an appearance.

At the event, Betty and George lock eyes, and despite his initial inclination to dismiss her as an over-enthusiastic fan, George finds himself drawn to her peculiar charm. He begins to entertain the notion that she might be a talented actress seeking a role on A Reason to Love and decides to play along. After three hours of "staying in character", George invites Betty back to his place, marking the beginning of their whirlwind romance.

As George becomes increasingly smitten with Betty, he and his producer conspire to bring her onto the show as a new character, aptly named Nurse Betty. When Betty arrives on set, she is initially thrilled to be living out her fantasy. However, after two failed takes, reality sets in, and she awakens to the harsh truth: the people she thought were real are merely actors, and her entire world has been a fabrication. George confronts her about her sudden disappearance from the fantasy, prompting Betty to bid farewell to the set and return to the cold, hard reality of her own life.

As the drama unfolds at Rosa's residence, Betty recounts her harrowing experience to her roommate, only to be abruptly interrupted by two ruthless hitmen who burst in, taking both women hostage at the barrel of their guns. The would-be captors, Charlie and Wesley, swiftly subdue their victims with ropes, but their sinister plans are momentarily foiled by the unexpected arrival of Roy and Sheriff Ballard, hot on Betty's trail. Tension builds as a standoff develops between the two groups, each side refusing to back down until Ballard makes a split-second decision that changes everything: he draws a gun from his ankle holster and takes down Wesley, revealing the shocking truth that the fallen hitman is none other than Charlie's own son. The news sends shockwaves through the room, prompting Charlie to make a devastating choice - one that will forever alter the course of events. In the aftermath, George extends an olive branch to Betty in the form of a job offer on his show, an opportunity she seizes with relish, ultimately appearing in 63 episodes and treating herself to a well-deserved vacation in Rome's eternal sunshine. Years later, Betty sets her sights on a new career path, one that will require dedication and perseverance: the noble pursuit of nursing.