- The Knick continues its slide into wrack and ruin, instigated by the recent riot and the cocaine shortage. Dr. Thackery is caught in a compromising position and Lucy in her efforts to help him begins her descent into possible hell as well. Dr. Thackery's secret addiction is no longer so secret after he commits and act of desperation. Dr. Gallinger's home life is falling to pieces and it looks like his temporary family unit has broken irretrievably apart. Cornelia is forced to turn to her black lover, Dr. Algernon, but he refuses to help her. Will the feisty nun Harriet be able to help her in her time of need? Only Dr. "Bertie" seems to be holding it together.—Mehki Girl
- Thackery is arrested after breaking into a Greenwich Village pharmacy in the middle of night to steal cocaine. August Robertson comes to his rescue by bribing a cop and getting the pharmacy owner to drop the charges. Thackery is increasingly paranoid even questioning if Lucy Elkins has been spying on him. Barrow turns to gangster Bunky Collier for help and the naive hospital administrator is surprised to hear that he can provide him with a small supply of cocaine. He gets cheated anyways. Lucy visits Thackery's opium den seeking out cocaine but finds she will have to pay a high price. She also finds another way to get hold of the drug. Cornelia has news for Algie Edwards which may have an impact on their relationship. Everett Gallinger's wife arrives at the hospital with their adopted baby.—garykmcd
- Nurse Lucy makes a bold move to support her secret lover, and has become not only a criminal but a debauched woman in doing so. The personal lives of the staff are unraveling, with poor Bertie the only unsuspecting dupe. Cornelia and Algernon cannot agree on the future of their relationship, and The Knick itself is still struggling with its better-heeled uptown competitors.—Carolyn B.
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