The Knick | Season 1 | Episode 7

Get the Rope

TV-MA | 43 MIN

The stabbing of a dirty cop by a black man stirs up racial tension on the street and at the Knick.

Series premiere. Dr. John Thackery ascends to the role of chief surgeon at The Knick, but is forced to hire a black assistant chief.

Thackery tasks Barrow over a dearth of cadavers. Edwards opens a covert basement clinic.

Thackery is asked to perform reconstructive surgrey on an old flame. Algernon has a frustrating day at work.

Algernon forces Thackery's hand in surgery, angering Gallinger. Cleary and Sister Harriet strike a deal.

The Knick considers purchasing in a new invention. Barrow enlists Thackery to operate on a Collier thug.

Thackery vows to reverse a series of failed operations. Edwards finds his clinic, and career, in jeopardy.

The stabbing of a dirty cop by a black man stirs up racial tension on the street and at the Knick.

Thackery is compromised by a citywide run on cocaine. Gallinger hopes to quell his wife's grief.

Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs for Thackery. Cornelia and Edwards face a dilemma.

Thackery pushes himself to the limit and beyond. Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads.