Now watch that woman in front of you.

Suddenly, she collapses.

What would you do?

Before you answer, take a look

at this real security camera footage

that cause public outrage last year.

>> Disturbing video emerging tonight.

>> When this woman in a New York waiting room collapses in 2008,

hospital staff ignore her for an agonizing 45 minutes.

When someone finally comes to her aid, it's too late,

but aren't we better than that?

Wouldn't the average person step in to help?

We decide to find out.

It's rush hour on a busy street in Newark

as commuters head to the train station.

This woman falls hard, but don't be alarmed it's veteran stunt

woman Stephanie Stokes and our what would you do cameras are

here to see what happens next.

And sure enough somepeople walk right by

but within four seconds.

>> Hello, you all right?

>> Good Samaritan DianeCoward stops to call 9-1-1.

>> I'm on [inaudible].

>> All day long when it comesto Stephanie,

the good people of Newark it seems are up to any challenge.

>> You okay?

>> Time after time.

>> Stay right there.

Help is coming, okay.

>> Thank you.

>> You're welcome, miss.

>> But before we give Newarkour coveted what would you do

humanitarian award wewondered what if instead

of this well-dressed woman wesubstituted this homeless man?

Suddenly Newark isn't so sure.

Now no one is so eager to step

in to help stuntman Mick O'Rourke.

This woman takes a good longlook but keeps on going.

>> He's a human beingand he needs help.

>> But you didn't stop?

>> Because what can I do?

>> Sir, are you okay?

>> But eventually others do step forward.

>> Sir, are you okay?

>> And if they didn't always want to touch,

many were willing to touch three buttons.

>> 9-1-1 what's your emergency?

>> A man fell out, I don't know if he did or [inaudible].

>> A guy is lying on the ground.

I don't know if he's okay.

>> How you doing, sir?

>> When we asked them later why they helped,

they all had similar answers.

>> You gotta help them

They need help, help them

Just reach out.

What if it was you?

What if it was me?

I'd need somebody to help me.

>> But facts are facts.

In you are experiment,Stephanie is always helped within 6 seconds;

with Mick ittakes an average of 3 minutes.

Still, that's better than what happened in Washington, D.C.just last month.

>> What's more disturbing is the number of people who walked

by the injured man and never stopped to help.

>> After this homeless manis attacked hitting his head

on the car behind him, he lies on the street unaided.

People stop to look, they go by, even load their groceries,

but it takes 19 minutes before someone finally calls 9-1-1.

By then it's too late.

The man dies of his injuries.

But would he have been treated differently if he hadn't been homeless?

>> The homeless are probably one of the most negatively stereotyped groups in our society.

>> Jack Dovidio, a socialpsychologist at Yale University.

>> God for bid they're holding a beer can.

>> If they're holding a beer can,

it gives us the explanation,the excuse, not to get involved

and still believe we're the good people in this situation.

>> And that certainly seemed to be the case when Mick Bell once more this time carrying alcohol.

We waited.

And waited.

>> Hello?

>> Don't wake him up.

>> What if he's dead?

>> And waited.

In all, 88 people goby and we're beginning

to think no one will ever step up to the plate,

but then we meet this most extraordinary woman.

>> Excuse me, excuse me.

Linda Hamilton, who police tell us is sometimes homeless herself.

Excuse me, can somebodycall this man an ambulance?

Excuse me?

Could you call him an ambulance?

>> A lone voice asking for help,

but unbelievably 26 more people walk by ignoring her.

>> That beautiful face of hers shaking somberly.

>> What she can see is people being callous

and uncaring the cruelty in the world that she's,

it was kind of sadness there.

>> Hey, could you call an ambulance for this man?

Could you call an ambulance?

>> Finally Linda Hamilton's courageous example turns the tide.

>> 9-1-1, what is your emergency?

>> Hi, I'm a passer by but there's a man

out on the street he's passed out.

>> When we speak to Good Samaritan Betel Filsman

[phonetic] later, incredibly enough she says she stopped

because she remembered that videotape from Washington.

>> And I didn't want the same thing

to happen to this gentleman.

>> Once she steps in others do too.

This man improvises a pillow.

>> Billy, open your eyes, Billy.

>> She gave the homeless man a name.

She said I'll call you Billy,and she tried to comfort him.

The actor playing the homeless guy was

so touched he said I felt like she was an angel.

>> And she was an angel

by giving him the name Billy she really created a personal connection.

She has a bond with that person

that nobody else was even willing to consider.

>> Open your eyes.

>> Even after our cameras come

out Linda Hamilton is still looking out for him.

>> You all right?

>> Yes, I'm all right.

Thank you.

>> Don't worry about it,won't worry about it.

>> Amidst the hubbub of getting releases signed and interviewing passers by,

our savior Linda Hamilton slowly taps her way

down the street reminding us,inviting us all to consider just for a moment

what would you do?