The reveal that Dr. Helen Sharpe had survived came relatively early in the episode, despite a brief misdirect at one point that had another doctor occupying Helen’s office.
The Season 2 premiere of New Amsterdam was largely occupied with resolving the big Season 1 cliffhanger that left the lives of the three biggest women in Max’s life in danger, although the episode took its time with the ultimate reveal that it was Georgia who perished after the ambulance crash.