New Amsterdam

Previously, on "New Amsterdam"...

You have cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma.

I want to try precision targeted therapy.

Chemo's gonna take the life out of me and I... I want

- to keep running this hospital. - It's too big a risk.

Doctor Bloom asked me to consult

on the hematology patient.

Her file says that she received her heart

from a Luna Goodwin.

Your sister... she gave me a beautiful life.

She had me arrange this.

Max?

Baby!

Oh, my... help!

Help!

We've got Marina Latimer, mid 60s.

Been down for three minutes.

It's her third time here this week.

She went back into V-fib right after I shocked her.

Charge to 200.

Clear.

Okay, I've got a pulse.

Her heart's a ticking time bomb.

Let's put V-fib pads on her and find Reynolds.

He needs to put in an ICD, today.

Yo, Dora. Where's Max?

Out of pocket for a few hours.

Oh, okay. Well, I have a patient

who needs an ICD surgery.

Her insurance won't cover it so I'm just gonna charge it

to the Community Care Fund.

Max is the only one who can approve surgeries

from the Community Care Fund.

He's out of pocket for a few hours.

Can this wait until it doesn't get me fired?

Um, look, whenever there's a surgery that needs to be done

I just give Max a heads-up and I do it, all right?

He dots the "I's" and crosses the "T's" later.

We... we got a whole system.

He's been here for like three weeks.

Yeah, that's how efficient we are.

Dora, hi.

Just on my way to Max's office right now.

Yeah, he was out of pocket for a few hours.

He's what? Oh, shoot.

No, really?

Uh, as the nurses' union liaison,

I need to tell him that the hospital-wide walkout

was authorized just now for today.

"Walkout"?

No, no, no. It's a good... it's a good thing.

Max gave them the idea.

- Of course he did. - Yeah, I probably should have

led with that.

Did you know that insurance has covered over-the-counter

emergency contraception since 1996,

and now all of a sudden, out of the blue, they're like,

"No, uh-uh. Not without a prescription"?

That's not fair, right?

There's... there's no way we're gonna let that slide.

And yes, for the record, "Norma Rae"

is my favorite movie.

Go, girl.

Dora, uh, I've been texting Max,

but he's not responding.

He's out of pocket for a few hours.

But I need to talk to him.

I've basically authorized

a surgery that's not covered by insurance, and I'm about

to endure a walkout from the nurses,

so whatever you need right now, I'm sure I can handle.

- It's private. - Dora.

Dora, I've been looking for Max.

Okay, I'm only gonna say this once more:

Max is out of pocket for a few hours.

Please, save your news, questions,

mysterious personal requests, or whatever it is

that you need, for his return.

Thank you.

Dr. Panthaki. Thank you

for picking up Max's samples in person.

But to be clear, this cooler is full of Miller Lites, right?

Yes.

Yes, because I'm the type who drinks domestic.

So tell me, will this be your first time

seeing Lauryn Hill in concert?

Actually, no. I've seen her several times.

But never on a date.

So in your head, this is a date, huh?

That's interesting.

Just... just give me my ticket.

Actually, let's do this properly.

Get dressed up.

Dinner.

Okay.

Great.

Well, I... I should go now.

Me, too.

Oh, and we're going Dutch on dinner,

so make sure you bring some cash.

Max, are you on your way back?

Helen!

Helen, can you hear me?

Georgia? What's wrong?

It's Max. He... he collapsed.

He's not moving.

- Does he have a pulse? - Okay.

- Yes. - Did you call 911?

They're coming but, um, the call dropped

and I just didn't know what to do.

Put your cheek over his mouth.

Do you feel air moving?

There is, uh,

like, a whistling... a raspy sound.

Put the phone next to his throat.

- Georgia? - Yes?

Georgia, Max's throat is blocked.

- What? - You need to make

a new path so that he can breathe.

- Okay. - You're gonna cut a small hole

- in his throat... - What?

No. No, I can't.

Yes, yes. Yes, you can.

You can, because I'm gonna help you.

Find something that can cut a hole in his throat

and a tube to slide through it.

Find something.

Okay.

Uh...

Oh, uh, I have a...

I have a pocket knife.

Oh, God.

And a... and a plastic straw.

Use the knife to cut, um, three inches.

It doesn't have to be exact.

- Here we go, Georgia. - Okay.

Use your index finger.

Find Max's Adam's apple.

Okay, I found it.

Feel down from there until you come

to a little indentation.

Make a half-inch, horizontal cut

through that indentation.

What if it's... what if it's not clean?

What if I give him an infection?

Georgia... Georgia, Max can't breathe.

You need to help him breathe.

You can do this.

Okay.

Oh, God.

I did it. I did it.

- Good job. - Oh...

Now, pinch the far edges together.

Use your finger to keep the hole open

and slide the tube halfway in.

Oh, God. Okay.

Air should be coming out

of that tube.

It's... it's not...

it's not working.

God, it's not working!

It didn't work! It didn't work!

You... you might just need to help his lungs expand.

Blow into the tube.

Come on, come on.

Oh, come on, come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Oh! Oh, he...

He's breathing. He's breathing.

Oh, my God.

Oh, good.

Oh, good.

How long was his airway obstructed?

How long was he not breathing, ma'am?

Uh, six or seven minutes, maybe.

We got a possible cerebral hypoxia!

Let's pick up speed!

What does that mean?

Means there's a big difference

between six and seven minutes.

- Mr. Mokrani? - Yes.

- How are you? - Not great.

Yeah, let's have a look.

- Does that hurt, right there? - Yes.

Yeah. Fell during a show?

No.

- At the after-party. - Ah.

I challenged another dancer to a fouetté competition.

- Mm-hmm. - I can fouetté in my sleep,

but in my sleep, I'm neither wasted

- nor on a pool table. - Oh, please.

I was just as drunk and on-a-pool-table as you were.

Know that you did not out-dance me.

Basem, I out-danced you so bad,

- you're in a hospital. - Yeah, well, I don't know

if it counts as out-dancing

if he fell off a pool table.

Yeah, but I didn't.

So, I out-danced him.