New Amsterdam
A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.
- Metascore63
- 2008-2008
- 1 season
- Fox Network
- Suspense, Drama, Science Fiction
- TV-14
A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, Mar 4, 2008 60 mins
Amsterdam is in charge of the investigation of a shooting death of a young woman and meets his newly assigned partner, Eva Marquez. Suspects in the death include the woman's current boyfriend, her ex-boyfriend (the son of a wealthy developer) and the developer himself.
Episode 2
Golden Boy
Thu, Mar 6, 2008 43 mins
Eva and John investigate a death that first appears to be a case of accidental death by autoerotic-asphyxiation. However, they suspect it is murder and find a number of suspects at the victim's school, including his best friend and drug-mate, his ex-girlfriend, his track coach and the coach's wife. Meanwhile flashbacks reveal the start of John's relationship with Omar in the 1940's.
Episode 3
Soldier's Heart
Mon, Mar 10, 2008 43 mins
A homeless Gulf War veteran confesses to the grisly murder of a controversial psychiatrist, but Amsterdam is skeptical. While reviewing the psychiatrist's soon-to-be published book, Amsterdam contemplates the reliability of memories and the reasons people bury them. The murder also brings Amsterdam closer to finding "the one" who he believes will unlock his heart and make him mortal. Though he's certain the sparks he feels are real, he encounters the unexpected.
Episode 4
Honor
Mon, Mar 17, 2008 44 mins
John sees similarities between the brutal rape and death of a nun and several other rapes and a case in the Bronx from the early 1800's. Meanwhile, John continues to pursue Sarah.
Episode 5
Keep the Change
Mon, Mar 24, 2008 44 mins
Amsterdam overhears a homeless man, Mick, trying to report a homicide of his friend Ollie, also homeless, to Det. Santori. Mick mentions that Ollie was in AA, and wouldn't have ODed, as was the reported cause of death. Santori is less than sympathetic, and TASERs Mick when he becomes a little agitated. Amsterdam takes over the case, and discovers that Ollie was a musician (a guitarist). He also finds that Ollie couldn't have injected himself, as the handedness was incorrect. Further investigation finds clues to a new homeless shelter that has just opened across the street from the park where Ollie died, as well as near the AA meetings where he attended. This brings back memories for Amsterdam of how he got involved with AA (15,000+ days sober).
Episode 6
Legacy
Mon, Mar 31, 2008 43 mins
John and Eva investigate the murder of a bullet-ridden body but the body looks eerily similar to Amsterdam's lost son from the 1900s, Roosevelt. Further investigation identifies the body to be that of Alex Spoor leading John to the Spoors, a notorious crime family which was led by Theo Spoor, one of Roosevelt's descendants, and now headed by his son Nicolas.
Episode 7
Reclassified
Mon, Apr 7, 2008 44 mins
John's first homicide partner Andy Gleason contacts John and tells him he is dying of leukemia brought on by lead poisoning from a bullet fired by an unseen shooter three years previously. He asks John to bring his killer to justice, because of his weakened condition he can't do it himself. The investigation brings John in contact with the Viktor Brodsky and his Russian Mafia gang while he flashes back to how he got started as a police detective. Meanwhile, John becomes closer to Sarah but on their way home he is shot by an assailant.
Episode 8
Love Hurts
Mon, Apr 14, 2008 44 mins
John recovers fast from his gunshot attack and is quick to go back to work despite Sarah trying to get him to go with her to Montauk. Eva investigates the case of a woman who apparently drowned. The investigation leads to robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. Meanwhile, John looks back at his life in the 1920s, when he committed fraud and stole an expensive diamond pendant from his lover. Elsewhere, John wants to be sure if Sara is his true love. But when Omar points out that John is still immortal, he begins to wonder if she truly is the one. and decides to back away from their growing relationship.
