Episode
New Amsterdam: Five Miles West
Overview
Reynolds struggles to help a young cystic fibrosis patient with curious symptoms. Kapoor finally comes face-to-face with Ella after their awkward encounter. Sharpe takes a major step in her personal life.
Details
- Series
- New Amsterdam
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2019-04-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Five Miles West is Episode 18 in Season 1 of New Amsterdam. It aired on 2019-04-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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