New Amsterdam - Season 1 (2008)

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.

Amsterdam investigates a homeless man's death outside of a new homeless shelter.

When police find a body in an apartment in Chinatown, John and Eva are called to investigate. The deceased's striking similarity to Roosevelt, a lost son of John's from the early 1900s, prompts him to take a personal stance on the case.

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.

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 ...