Dierdre Friel

Max creates chaos when he volunteers New Amsterdam to take over for a short-staffed neighboring hospital; Frome has a crisis of conscience about the funding for a hospital garden; an eager resident learns a secret about Bloom.

Max, Bloom and Reynolds recount a patient's past encounter that could throw them into a massive lawsuit; Iggy confronts a local middle school about its teaching policies; Kapoor lets his superstitions take over.

The doctors stop at nothing to help their patients after a shocking realization that prompts a change in the hospital; Reynolds must make an important decision in his career.

Max faces the pressure of his first fundraising gala at the hospital; Frome struggles to break difficult news to his daughter; Bloom and Reynolds deal with the fallout of their argument; Kapoor and Sharpe work to help a sick father and son.

Reynolds confronts a difficult episode from his past; Max distracts himself from chemotherapy by taking on the case of a frequent-flyer patient; Frome helps a young man suffering from severe delusions; Sharpe worries about Bloom's attempt to detox.

Reynolds struggles to help a young cystic fibrosis patient who has curious symptoms; Kapoor finally comes face-to-face with Ella after their awkward encounter; Sharpe takes a major step in her personal life.