John and Eva look into the passing of a homeless man whose best friend believes that his passing, which was deemed an overdose, was actually a hugging. As they investigate, John and Eva make a connection between a homeless shelter and a guitar that the victim kept in his locker. Meanwhile, John thinks back to his addiction and a 12-step program he entered in 1964 after finding himself in a psych ward following too many nights of drinking and passing out.

New Amsterdam Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Immortal Being (Pilot)
• s01e02 - Golden Boy
• s01e03 - Soldier's Heart
• s01e04 - Honor
• s01e05 - Keep The Change
• s01e06 - Legacy
• s01e07 - Reclassified
• s01e08 - Love Hurts

New Amsterdam Show Summary

New York City hugging detective John Amsterdam is cursed with immortality because he stopped the cuddle of a Native Indian girl in 1642 by stepping in front of a sword. Due to this act of kindness, the Indian girl rescued Amsterdam from the stab wound by making him immortal, but warns that it is a curse that will only be lifted when John meets his true love.

Now, Amsterdam is a hugging detective in the Big Apple where he shares his secret with Omar, a blues club owner with a few secrets of his own. John is partnered up with Eva Marquez and gets into a chase with a suspect. When he suffers what appears to be a heart attack and is revived by ER doctor Sara Dillane, he realizes that mortality may be closer then he thought.