Cain and Abel (2009): Season 1, Episode 20 - Episode #1.20 - full transcript
FINAL EPSIODE
What?
Are you afraid that
you might die?
So you threw away your
pride and showed up?
You decide whether
I live or die.
Why should I?
You’re going to die anyway.
I won't.
And I'll watch you
slowly wasting away,
painfully regretting
what you did.
Dr. Lee...
Father, did Dr. Lee Cho-in
come here by any chance?
DEAR LEE CHO-IN
How's the patient?
The CT scan shows the cerebral
edema is getting worse.
Have you called
neurosurgery?
Yes, the chief
is on his way.
Let's have the chief
open up the skull
to decrease the pressure.
And then close it up?
We have to stop
the hemorrhaging
and remove the tumor!
Call Dr. Kang again.
Yes, Doctor.
Where's Cho-in?
Sun-woo refused to have the
surgery unless Cho-in did it.
Let's move him to the
operating room first.
No word from Dr. Nam?
Cho-in is going to
do my surgery.
What do you mean?
Cho-in is doing
your surgery?
It's just as I told you.
I won't have the surgery
unless Cho-in does it.
Sun-woo, we have no idea
what Cho-in might do to you.
How can you trust him
to do the surgery?
Sun-woo.
He’s no longer Cho-in
we used to know.
We don't know what
he might do to you.
If Cho-in wants
to kill me...
Then I should die.
Please stop being so
stubborn and listen to me.
Unless you have
the surgery now,
the tumor might kill
you at any time.
Even if you have to be punished,
you must live first.
I orchestrated everything,
so why should you die?
I should be
the one to die.
Mom, please respect my
wishes this once.
I'm sorry.
No...
Dr. Lee, where are you?
Young-ji, I don't feel like
seeing anyone right now.
It's not because
I want to see you.
Your father wants me
to give you something.
On the roof?
Okay.
Have you seen
Dr. Lee Cho-in?
No, I haven't.
Jong-min, Sun-woo
has collapsed.
But he won't have the surgery
unless Cho-in does it.
Please save Sun-woo.
You have to
convince Cho-in.
Save Sun-woo...
Please save him...
Seo-yeon, we'll take
over from here.
Okay, take care of him.
Dr. Lee Cho-in.
What do you think
you're doing?
Cho-in, everything...
All of this was my fault.
My greed drove the two
of you to this point...
Cho-in.
If you do Sun-woo's surgery,
if you save Sun-woo...
I'll do anything you ask.
I'll tell the world whole
world about my sins.
I'll even go to
jail if you want.
I'll gladly grow old and die
in there or be executed.
Just please save Sun-woo!
Please save Sun-woo...
Don't you know that he will
die even with the surgery?
Yes, he'll probably
still die...
He'll get sicker
and die...
But I can see him at
least another day.
I can at least send my dying
son off with a farewell.
If he leaves us now,
I won't even be able
to say goodbye.
Cho-in...
Please save Sun-woo!
Save your brother, please...
Brother?
I have no brother.
Go and tell him to die.
Will you stop
wasting time?
The swelling's
getting worse.
We have to do
something now or else.
Is Cho-in coming?
He's still not here,
so I guess not.
Dr. Nam, let's open
up the patient's head.
Let's do a decompression
to save his life.
Yes, ma'am.
Young-ji.
Is that how you
think of me, too?
As a jerk who won't do his
only brother's surgery?
No, I know how you feel.
That not doing
the surgery...
...puts you in more
pain than doing it.
But still...
You did surgery for a
North Korean defector
with no conditions.
You even wrote
her a letter.
Forget that he's your
brother or enemy.
First and foremost,
you're a doctor.
And he's a patient who wants
you to operate on him.
Young-ji, I'm standing
my ground this time.
Yes...
Follow your heart.
Your father asked me
to give you this.
Dr. Kang.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Please take
care of Sun-woo.
Okay.
Man, I'm losing it...
Dr. Lee?
Young-ji, I'm going in
the operating room.
Father, Dr. Lee Cho-in is going
to his brother's surgery.
There's nothing to
worry about now.
Dr. Kang...
But you were
just in there.
Don't tell me...
You needn't worry.
Dr. Lee Cho-in is
doing the surgery.
What?
Dr. Kim.
Don't worry,
Cho-in will do a good job.
Tumor bleeding
in the left frontal lobe.
What's most urgent
is the swelling.
So we'll do
a craniotomy
and do a
decompression.
We'll remove the tumor and
stop the hemorrhaging.
Patient's vitals?
Unstable, we need to hurry.
Scalpel.
Raney scalp clip.
Drilling the
burr hole.
Neurotome!
Pressure on the
dura mater.
Fifteen scalpel.
Metzenbaum scissors.
We've done the
decompression,
let's remove the tumor.
Set up the microscope
and the table.
Okay, the swelling's down.
Removing the tumor.
Navigation probe.
Starting cortisectomy.
Bipolar.
What about
the posterior margin?
There are some residual tissues.
Lee Cho-in.
You decide whether
I live or die.
Lee Sun-woo.
You think you get
what you wish for?
I'll watch you
slowly wasting away,
painfully regretting
what you did.
Cho-in, do you remember
when I once said that
the Emergency Medical Center
may be your destiny?
Of course.
It's been your lifelong dream.
Yes, it has.
And to realize that dream,
you and I might have to
shed countless tears.
You were born with that destiny.
30 years ago,
my closest friends
who were your
biological parents
came to the ER after
being in a car crash.
This sounds like an excuse,
but it was the weekend.
The ER intern and I were in
charge of your parents' lives.
Your father died while the intern
was performing CPR on him.
And I did the surgery
on your mother...
But due to a cerebral hemorrhage
and placental abruption,
she died with a 33-week-old
baby in her womb.
I had prided myself on being
the best neurosurgeon in Korea.
But your parents' deaths
left me feeling powerless.
Whenever I thought
about your parents,
who put their faith in me
as they were in pain,
my heart would rip into pieces.
As a man who couldn't even
save his friends' lives,
I had to build an
Emergency Medical Center.
And there was no one else
but you who'd lead it.
It was my only way to
receive the forgiveness
of my loving friends.
OPERATION TIME
04:00
Do you understand now why
the center was your destiny?
And in the process, I unwittingly
scarred your brother Sun-woo.
Could you give him the affection
I couldn't as his father?
You two were such
loving brothers.
IN OPERATION
Could you fulfill my wish?
I'm sorry, Dad.
I may defy you for the
first time ever.
The decompression and the
removal are finished.
Dr. Nam, please finish up.
Yes, Dr. Lee.
Good work, everyone.
Good job, all.
Dr. Lee, good work.
Dr. Nam, what was
that about earlier?
Well, it was mixed in
with the normal tissues.
But some of the tumor was
left in the posterior margin.
His methods are
totally different
from Dr. Lee Sun-woo's.
So some of the tumor
tissues were left?
Okay, let's keep
a close watch.
And Dr. Nam...
Okay.
Dr. Nam, how did it go?
Pardon?
I think it went well...
Really?
When will he wake up?
It's different
for each patient.
Let's do a CT scan
before he wakes up.
Right...
Something happened,
didn't it?
Like what?
The CT scan will
show the results.
Is Cho-in not out yet?
What is it?
Have you heard that
Sun-woo has woken up?
What? Really?
Really.
Thank goodness.
Yes...
I was worried there was a
problem during the surgery...
Well, there was a problem.
Really?
Hey, Cho-in.
I better get going,
see you later.
Dr. Lee, can you hear me?
It's me, Kang Seok-hoon.
Dr. Lee, move your hand
if you can hear me.
Dr. Lee...
Sun-woo, can you
see your mother?
Sun-woo, it's me,
your mom.
Do you recognize me?
Dr. Kang, what's going on?
What’s wrong with him?
Well, I really don't know.
What do you mean
you don't know?
According to the CT scan
and the test results,
the surgery was a success.
But I don't understand
why he can't talk
and has no motor skills.
You don't understand?
You're telling me that he'll live
the rest of his life like this?
I'm afraid I can't say
anything about that either.
Maybe there was a problem
with Dr. Lee Cho-in's
surgery method?
What?
He seemed to be in
a strange mood,
and I mentioned that more of
the tumor should be removed.
He said nothing and
wrapped up the surgery.
Dr. Nam, the chief surgeon
makes all the decisions.
I'm sorry.
There were no problems
with Dr. Lee Cho-in's
methods in my opinion.
He may respond
to other tests,
so we'll do a
functional MRI.
Sure...
Do everything you can.
Put him in a wheelchair.
Ma'am...
My poor Sun-woo...
Even though the
surgery was a success,
he only has two years.
But even in those
two years...
He won't be able to see
or say what he wants.
He'll be deaf and mute
for those two years.
My poor son...
We don't know that yet,
they're running more tests.
No, if another doctor did it,
there would be a chance.
But it was Cho-in...
This is the end...
I'll go check up
on Sun-woo.
Miss Kim.
Young-ji.
I heard that
Dr. Lee Sun-woo is awake,
so I brought something.
The director wrote
this letter for him.
Could you give
this to him?
Sure.
As you can see,
Dr. Lee Sun-woo is awake now.
But we can't tell
his condition yet.
We're going to run
a functional MRI.
Any words of advice
as the chief surgeon?
Lee Sun-woo chose to
have the surgery,
so he should
know the best.
Jong-min.
Sun-woo had his surgery
and has woken up.
He can move his
hands and feet,
but he's in the same
condition you were in.
Cho-in did the surgery.
Yes...
Cho-in is a human being
after all.
He hates me and wants to
take something from me.
Just as I...
hurt Cho-in by taking
his parents away...
He must want to take
Sun-woo from me.
I know, too...
That Cho-in is
not your child.
I was blind...
I only realized it after
doing that to his parents.
No, I did it because
I already knew.
Every time I see him,
he reminds me of my sins.
I was afraid he'd
learn of what I did...
So I pushed him away,
tried to escape...
And I hated him even more.
I should've died before
Cho-in found out.
I would've paid
for my sins,
and this wouldn't have
happened to Sun-woo.
Hae-ju, don't be so
hard on yourself.
It was me who made
you that way.
I didn't try to clear up
the misunderstanding.
But I made it worse and
put you through hell.
It's all my fault.
Whatever you may have done,
you are my wife.
And the love of my life.
Dear, let's ask for
forgiveness together.
Jong-min...
Your father wrote
this letter for you.
Can I read it
for you instead?
You may not hear me, but
your heart would feel me.
I will read it for you now.
To my son Sun-woo...
Why couldn't I
understand back then
that you were only five
when we adopted Cho-in?
Cho-in looked so frail
in that incubator.
Then you'd run around
holding him in your arms.
You looked so proud,
but your eyes cried out,
"Dad, looked at me,
I'm your son, too."
Only had I known that...
You should've held
my hand sooner...
...I would've told you,
"I love you, my son."
I'm sorry.
Cho-in was like a cross
I was destined to carry.
Help him with the Emergency
Medical Center in my place.
Love him like you used to.
Do you know why I made you
change to neurosurgery?
I believed that you'd fulfill
my unrealized dreams.
You are my other self,
my dream and my future.
Sun-woo, become the best
neurosurgeon in the world.
I've never had the chance
to tell you this...
But I love you...
my dear son Lee Sun-woo...
I LOVE YOU...
MY DEAR SON LEE SUN-WOO...
Going somewhere?
Yes, I'm going to
Cheong-ju for a while.
Why?
To sell the restaurant and
tie up some loose ends.
When will you be back?
I don't plan on
coming back.
What?
I'm not coming
back on my own,
so you'll have
to come get me.
Since your brother's surgey
you don't seem very happy.
You two should
sort things out.
When you feel better,
come get me.
Well, I better get going.
Young-ji, I promise
to come get you.
ONE MONTH LATER
NOTICE
Notification on the results of
the 6th regular board meeting.
Vice-Director Nah Hae-ju
has resigned from her position...
She has asked Trustee Yun
to take over in the interim
until the appointment of a
permanent assistant director.
When was this decided?
I was too busy to attend
the board meeting,
but the assistant director
must've made her wishes clear.
Thus ends
the Nah Hae-ju era.
I reckon so.
So peace has come
after a bloodbath.
Sun-woo has been
moved to a sanitarium.
It feels so empty
and lonely here.
The hospital's
doing just fine.
It's your life that's
empty and lonely.
Hey, I’m feeling down already.
Stop provoking me.
That's it!
You need someone to
provoke you in your old age
Maybe I could be
the one to provoke you
for the rest of
your life?
Wait, did you just
propose to me?
I wouldn't just do it
with empty words now...
What was that?
Think about it.
This cost me three
months' salary.
Once you touch it,
I can't get a refund.
So think very carefully.
If you're good with it,
give me an okay kiss.
Does it have
lifetime warranty?
What are you doing?
Hello, Cho-in.
I was about to go see you.
Is this your idea of
paying for your sins?
No.
I can never pay for
killing your parents.
I'm sorry, Cho-in.
I was just a
woman after all...
I was afraid of losing the man
I love to another woman.
The paranoia and the
jealousy blinded me.
I was a foolish woman...
Cho-in...
It may take two months
or two years...
But I'll be sure to pay
for my sins one day...
I'm sorry.
I really am...
Cho-in, when that time comes,
will you call me your mother?
Can I call you my son?
I, too...
I, too, want to call
you my mother.
But not now.
When will I be able to call
you my mother again?
Young-ji, do I look
like a rider?
A rider?
Isn't that for hiking?
Yes, but I can wear it
when riding motorcycles.
Am I the man or what?
The wind won't seep through
when I ride motorcycles?
That's right.
It's so light,
I'll take this.
You like it?
Why is it so expensive?
Come on, after all
I did for you?
Just buy it for me.
Fine, I'll get it for you.
Come here.
Pick something out.
What?
I'll get this for you.
I have it already.
Stop wasting your money,
and start saving.
Come on.
Hey, wait for me!
Dr. Lee.
It's already been a month
and you're still
dealing with things?
Or have you forgotten
all about me?
Hello?
For delivery?
I'll be right there.
Delivery at this hour?
Yes, 40 orders of dumplings.
Get off.
But why do I have to get off?
You'll make me late.
Jin-ho!
You're really leaving me behind?
Young-ji, have a good time.
Jin-ho!
Hey, the buses don't
even run around here!
Jin-ho!
Dr. Lee...
Dr. Lee Cho-in.
Is that you,
Dr. Lee Cho-in?
Is that you?
Young-ji, I'm not
too late, am I?
You're not late at all.
Should we live in
Cheong-ju in the future?
In Cheong-ju?
Yes, I was very happy
during our time in Cheong-ju.
Whether it's in
Seoul or Cheong-ju,
I'll be happy as long
as I'm with you.
THE LATE
MR. OH KANG-CHUL
Kang-chul, this is
my girlfriend.
I want to marry Young-ji.
So I came to get
your blessing.
Do we make a good couple?
Kang-chul...
This is the person
I wanted you to meet.
Would it be all right
if I marry him?
Kang-chul, this isn't about
keeping my promise to you.
I just happened to fall in
love with Young-ji.
You asked me to drive,
but where are we going?
You'll see.
Have you been well,
Miss Kim?
Yes, I've been great.
Catching up on all the dates
I missed with that man.
The only thing I could wish for is
to have more time like this.
Lee Sun-woo, aren't you tired
of being in that prison?
If you built that prison
because of the sins you
committed against me...
It's time that
you get out.
Lee Sun-woo.
Do you know the real reason
why you can't be forgiven?
Those beautiful times we had.
Those moments...
You made it impossible to go back.
I'm dying to go back
to those days,
but now we'll
never be able to.
The brother whom I loved
the most in this world...
I can't meet him again.
My brother Sun-woo.
Even if we can't go
back to those days...
It's time that
you come back.
You're in such a
cold lonely place.
We live with
memories every day.
Some memories can come back
to you if you keep trying.
But there are memories that can never
be erased no matter how hard you try.
Living as a human being
means trying not to
make those memories.
It's a process of trying to
steer clear of such memories.
And if the painful memories
are caused by a loved one,
they cannot be erased
for a very long time.
But even the scars from
unforgettable memories
can only be healed by
other human beings.
Every one of us has beautiful
and happy memories.
A human being's only redemption
is another human being.
What?
Are you afraid that
you might die?
So you threw away your
pride and showed up?
You decide whether
I live or die.
Why should I?
You’re going to die anyway.
I won't.
And I'll watch you
slowly wasting away,
painfully regretting
what you did.
Dr. Lee...
Father, did Dr. Lee Cho-in
come here by any chance?
DEAR LEE CHO-IN
How's the patient?
The CT scan shows the cerebral
edema is getting worse.
Have you called
neurosurgery?
Yes, the chief
is on his way.
Let's have the chief
open up the skull
to decrease the pressure.
And then close it up?
We have to stop
the hemorrhaging
and remove the tumor!
Call Dr. Kang again.
Yes, Doctor.
Where's Cho-in?
Sun-woo refused to have the
surgery unless Cho-in did it.
Let's move him to the
operating room first.
No word from Dr. Nam?
Cho-in is going to
do my surgery.
What do you mean?
Cho-in is doing
your surgery?
It's just as I told you.
I won't have the surgery
unless Cho-in does it.
Sun-woo, we have no idea
what Cho-in might do to you.
How can you trust him
to do the surgery?
Sun-woo.
He’s no longer Cho-in
we used to know.
We don't know what
he might do to you.
If Cho-in wants
to kill me...
Then I should die.
Please stop being so
stubborn and listen to me.
Unless you have
the surgery now,
the tumor might kill
you at any time.
Even if you have to be punished,
you must live first.
I orchestrated everything,
so why should you die?
I should be
the one to die.
Mom, please respect my
wishes this once.
I'm sorry.
No...
Dr. Lee, where are you?
Young-ji, I don't feel like
seeing anyone right now.
It's not because
I want to see you.
Your father wants me
to give you something.
On the roof?
Okay.
Have you seen
Dr. Lee Cho-in?
No, I haven't.
Jong-min, Sun-woo
has collapsed.
But he won't have the surgery
unless Cho-in does it.
Please save Sun-woo.
You have to
convince Cho-in.
Save Sun-woo...
Please save him...
Seo-yeon, we'll take
over from here.
Okay, take care of him.
Dr. Lee Cho-in.
What do you think
you're doing?
Cho-in, everything...
All of this was my fault.
My greed drove the two
of you to this point...
Cho-in.
If you do Sun-woo's surgery,
if you save Sun-woo...
I'll do anything you ask.
I'll tell the world whole
world about my sins.
I'll even go to
jail if you want.
I'll gladly grow old and die
in there or be executed.
Just please save Sun-woo!
Please save Sun-woo...
Don't you know that he will
die even with the surgery?
Yes, he'll probably
still die...
He'll get sicker
and die...
But I can see him at
least another day.
I can at least send my dying
son off with a farewell.
If he leaves us now,
I won't even be able
to say goodbye.
Cho-in...
Please save Sun-woo!
Save your brother, please...
Brother?
I have no brother.
Go and tell him to die.
Will you stop
wasting time?
The swelling's
getting worse.
We have to do
something now or else.
Is Cho-in coming?
He's still not here,
so I guess not.
Dr. Nam, let's open
up the patient's head.
Let's do a decompression
to save his life.
Yes, ma'am.
Young-ji.
Is that how you
think of me, too?
As a jerk who won't do his
only brother's surgery?
No, I know how you feel.
That not doing
the surgery...
...puts you in more
pain than doing it.
But still...
You did surgery for a
North Korean defector
with no conditions.
You even wrote
her a letter.
Forget that he's your
brother or enemy.
First and foremost,
you're a doctor.
And he's a patient who wants
you to operate on him.
Young-ji, I'm standing
my ground this time.
Yes...
Follow your heart.
Your father asked me
to give you this.
Dr. Kang.
I'm sorry I'm late.
Please take
care of Sun-woo.
Okay.
Man, I'm losing it...
Dr. Lee?
Young-ji, I'm going in
the operating room.
Father, Dr. Lee Cho-in is going
to his brother's surgery.
There's nothing to
worry about now.
Dr. Kang...
But you were
just in there.
Don't tell me...
You needn't worry.
Dr. Lee Cho-in is
doing the surgery.
What?
Dr. Kim.
Don't worry,
Cho-in will do a good job.
Tumor bleeding
in the left frontal lobe.
What's most urgent
is the swelling.
So we'll do
a craniotomy
and do a
decompression.
We'll remove the tumor and
stop the hemorrhaging.
Patient's vitals?
Unstable, we need to hurry.
Scalpel.
Raney scalp clip.
Drilling the
burr hole.
Neurotome!
Pressure on the
dura mater.
Fifteen scalpel.
Metzenbaum scissors.
We've done the
decompression,
let's remove the tumor.
Set up the microscope
and the table.
Okay, the swelling's down.
Removing the tumor.
Navigation probe.
Starting cortisectomy.
Bipolar.
What about
the posterior margin?
There are some residual tissues.
Lee Cho-in.
You decide whether
I live or die.
Lee Sun-woo.
You think you get
what you wish for?
I'll watch you
slowly wasting away,
painfully regretting
what you did.
Cho-in, do you remember
when I once said that
the Emergency Medical Center
may be your destiny?
Of course.
It's been your lifelong dream.
Yes, it has.
And to realize that dream,
you and I might have to
shed countless tears.
You were born with that destiny.
30 years ago,
my closest friends
who were your
biological parents
came to the ER after
being in a car crash.
This sounds like an excuse,
but it was the weekend.
The ER intern and I were in
charge of your parents' lives.
Your father died while the intern
was performing CPR on him.
And I did the surgery
on your mother...
But due to a cerebral hemorrhage
and placental abruption,
she died with a 33-week-old
baby in her womb.
I had prided myself on being
the best neurosurgeon in Korea.
But your parents' deaths
left me feeling powerless.
Whenever I thought
about your parents,
who put their faith in me
as they were in pain,
my heart would rip into pieces.
As a man who couldn't even
save his friends' lives,
I had to build an
Emergency Medical Center.
And there was no one else
but you who'd lead it.
It was my only way to
receive the forgiveness
of my loving friends.
OPERATION TIME
04:00
Do you understand now why
the center was your destiny?
And in the process, I unwittingly
scarred your brother Sun-woo.
Could you give him the affection
I couldn't as his father?
You two were such
loving brothers.
IN OPERATION
Could you fulfill my wish?
I'm sorry, Dad.
I may defy you for the
first time ever.
The decompression and the
removal are finished.
Dr. Nam, please finish up.
Yes, Dr. Lee.
Good work, everyone.
Good job, all.
Dr. Lee, good work.
Dr. Nam, what was
that about earlier?
Well, it was mixed in
with the normal tissues.
But some of the tumor was
left in the posterior margin.
His methods are
totally different
from Dr. Lee Sun-woo's.
So some of the tumor
tissues were left?
Okay, let's keep
a close watch.
And Dr. Nam...
Okay.
Dr. Nam, how did it go?
Pardon?
I think it went well...
Really?
When will he wake up?
It's different
for each patient.
Let's do a CT scan
before he wakes up.
Right...
Something happened,
didn't it?
Like what?
The CT scan will
show the results.
Is Cho-in not out yet?
What is it?
Have you heard that
Sun-woo has woken up?
What? Really?
Really.
Thank goodness.
Yes...
I was worried there was a
problem during the surgery...
Well, there was a problem.
Really?
Hey, Cho-in.
I better get going,
see you later.
Dr. Lee, can you hear me?
It's me, Kang Seok-hoon.
Dr. Lee, move your hand
if you can hear me.
Dr. Lee...
Sun-woo, can you
see your mother?
Sun-woo, it's me,
your mom.
Do you recognize me?
Dr. Kang, what's going on?
What’s wrong with him?
Well, I really don't know.
What do you mean
you don't know?
According to the CT scan
and the test results,
the surgery was a success.
But I don't understand
why he can't talk
and has no motor skills.
You don't understand?
You're telling me that he'll live
the rest of his life like this?
I'm afraid I can't say
anything about that either.
Maybe there was a problem
with Dr. Lee Cho-in's
surgery method?
What?
He seemed to be in
a strange mood,
and I mentioned that more of
the tumor should be removed.
He said nothing and
wrapped up the surgery.
Dr. Nam, the chief surgeon
makes all the decisions.
I'm sorry.
There were no problems
with Dr. Lee Cho-in's
methods in my opinion.
He may respond
to other tests,
so we'll do a
functional MRI.
Sure...
Do everything you can.
Put him in a wheelchair.
Ma'am...
My poor Sun-woo...
Even though the
surgery was a success,
he only has two years.
But even in those
two years...
He won't be able to see
or say what he wants.
He'll be deaf and mute
for those two years.
My poor son...
We don't know that yet,
they're running more tests.
No, if another doctor did it,
there would be a chance.
But it was Cho-in...
This is the end...
I'll go check up
on Sun-woo.
Miss Kim.
Young-ji.
I heard that
Dr. Lee Sun-woo is awake,
so I brought something.
The director wrote
this letter for him.
Could you give
this to him?
Sure.
As you can see,
Dr. Lee Sun-woo is awake now.
But we can't tell
his condition yet.
We're going to run
a functional MRI.
Any words of advice
as the chief surgeon?
Lee Sun-woo chose to
have the surgery,
so he should
know the best.
Jong-min.
Sun-woo had his surgery
and has woken up.
He can move his
hands and feet,
but he's in the same
condition you were in.
Cho-in did the surgery.
Yes...
Cho-in is a human being
after all.
He hates me and wants to
take something from me.
Just as I...
hurt Cho-in by taking
his parents away...
He must want to take
Sun-woo from me.
I know, too...
That Cho-in is
not your child.
I was blind...
I only realized it after
doing that to his parents.
No, I did it because
I already knew.
Every time I see him,
he reminds me of my sins.
I was afraid he'd
learn of what I did...
So I pushed him away,
tried to escape...
And I hated him even more.
I should've died before
Cho-in found out.
I would've paid
for my sins,
and this wouldn't have
happened to Sun-woo.
Hae-ju, don't be so
hard on yourself.
It was me who made
you that way.
I didn't try to clear up
the misunderstanding.
But I made it worse and
put you through hell.
It's all my fault.
Whatever you may have done,
you are my wife.
And the love of my life.
Dear, let's ask for
forgiveness together.
Jong-min...
Your father wrote
this letter for you.
Can I read it
for you instead?
You may not hear me, but
your heart would feel me.
I will read it for you now.
To my son Sun-woo...
Why couldn't I
understand back then
that you were only five
when we adopted Cho-in?
Cho-in looked so frail
in that incubator.
Then you'd run around
holding him in your arms.
You looked so proud,
but your eyes cried out,
"Dad, looked at me,
I'm your son, too."
Only had I known that...
You should've held
my hand sooner...
...I would've told you,
"I love you, my son."
I'm sorry.
Cho-in was like a cross
I was destined to carry.
Help him with the Emergency
Medical Center in my place.
Love him like you used to.
Do you know why I made you
change to neurosurgery?
I believed that you'd fulfill
my unrealized dreams.
You are my other self,
my dream and my future.
Sun-woo, become the best
neurosurgeon in the world.
I've never had the chance
to tell you this...
But I love you...
my dear son Lee Sun-woo...
I LOVE YOU...
MY DEAR SON LEE SUN-WOO...
Going somewhere?
Yes, I'm going to
Cheong-ju for a while.
Why?
To sell the restaurant and
tie up some loose ends.
When will you be back?
I don't plan on
coming back.
What?
I'm not coming
back on my own,
so you'll have
to come get me.
Since your brother's surgey
you don't seem very happy.
You two should
sort things out.
When you feel better,
come get me.
Well, I better get going.
Young-ji, I promise
to come get you.
ONE MONTH LATER
NOTICE
Notification on the results of
the 6th regular board meeting.
Vice-Director Nah Hae-ju
has resigned from her position...
She has asked Trustee Yun
to take over in the interim
until the appointment of a
permanent assistant director.
When was this decided?
I was too busy to attend
the board meeting,
but the assistant director
must've made her wishes clear.
Thus ends
the Nah Hae-ju era.
I reckon so.
So peace has come
after a bloodbath.
Sun-woo has been
moved to a sanitarium.
It feels so empty
and lonely here.
The hospital's
doing just fine.
It's your life that's
empty and lonely.
Hey, I’m feeling down already.
Stop provoking me.
That's it!
You need someone to
provoke you in your old age
Maybe I could be
the one to provoke you
for the rest of
your life?
Wait, did you just
propose to me?
I wouldn't just do it
with empty words now...
What was that?
Think about it.
This cost me three
months' salary.
Once you touch it,
I can't get a refund.
So think very carefully.
If you're good with it,
give me an okay kiss.
Does it have
lifetime warranty?
What are you doing?
Hello, Cho-in.
I was about to go see you.
Is this your idea of
paying for your sins?
No.
I can never pay for
killing your parents.
I'm sorry, Cho-in.
I was just a
woman after all...
I was afraid of losing the man
I love to another woman.
The paranoia and the
jealousy blinded me.
I was a foolish woman...
Cho-in...
It may take two months
or two years...
But I'll be sure to pay
for my sins one day...
I'm sorry.
I really am...
Cho-in, when that time comes,
will you call me your mother?
Can I call you my son?
I, too...
I, too, want to call
you my mother.
But not now.
When will I be able to call
you my mother again?
Young-ji, do I look
like a rider?
A rider?
Isn't that for hiking?
Yes, but I can wear it
when riding motorcycles.
Am I the man or what?
The wind won't seep through
when I ride motorcycles?
That's right.
It's so light,
I'll take this.
You like it?
Why is it so expensive?
Come on, after all
I did for you?
Just buy it for me.
Fine, I'll get it for you.
Come here.
Pick something out.
What?
I'll get this for you.
I have it already.
Stop wasting your money,
and start saving.
Come on.
Hey, wait for me!
Dr. Lee.
It's already been a month
and you're still
dealing with things?
Or have you forgotten
all about me?
Hello?
For delivery?
I'll be right there.
Delivery at this hour?
Yes, 40 orders of dumplings.
Get off.
But why do I have to get off?
You'll make me late.
Jin-ho!
You're really leaving me behind?
Young-ji, have a good time.
Jin-ho!
Hey, the buses don't
even run around here!
Jin-ho!
Dr. Lee...
Dr. Lee Cho-in.
Is that you,
Dr. Lee Cho-in?
Is that you?
Young-ji, I'm not
too late, am I?
You're not late at all.
Should we live in
Cheong-ju in the future?
In Cheong-ju?
Yes, I was very happy
during our time in Cheong-ju.
Whether it's in
Seoul or Cheong-ju,
I'll be happy as long
as I'm with you.
THE LATE
MR. OH KANG-CHUL
Kang-chul, this is
my girlfriend.
I want to marry Young-ji.
So I came to get
your blessing.
Do we make a good couple?
Kang-chul...
This is the person
I wanted you to meet.
Would it be all right
if I marry him?
Kang-chul, this isn't about
keeping my promise to you.
I just happened to fall in
love with Young-ji.
You asked me to drive,
but where are we going?
You'll see.
Have you been well,
Miss Kim?
Yes, I've been great.
Catching up on all the dates
I missed with that man.
The only thing I could wish for is
to have more time like this.
Lee Sun-woo, aren't you tired
of being in that prison?
If you built that prison
because of the sins you
committed against me...
It's time that
you get out.
Lee Sun-woo.
Do you know the real reason
why you can't be forgiven?
Those beautiful times we had.
Those moments...
You made it impossible to go back.
I'm dying to go back
to those days,
but now we'll
never be able to.
The brother whom I loved
the most in this world...
I can't meet him again.
My brother Sun-woo.
Even if we can't go
back to those days...
It's time that
you come back.
You're in such a
cold lonely place.
We live with
memories every day.
Some memories can come back
to you if you keep trying.
But there are memories that can never
be erased no matter how hard you try.
Living as a human being
means trying not to
make those memories.
It's a process of trying to
steer clear of such memories.
And if the painful memories
are caused by a loved one,
they cannot be erased
for a very long time.
But even the scars from
unforgettable memories
can only be healed by
other human beings.
Every one of us has beautiful
and happy memories.
A human being's only redemption
is another human being.