Cain and Abel (2009): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

EPISODE 3

Tenderness at the
McBurney's point.

Suffering from rebound
tenderness as well.

You're a doctor, right?

So do it here.

I have to get better...

and meet someone...

But if I go to the hospital,

I may never see this person...

So can't you do
the surgery here?

Please, do the
surgery here.



I'm sure some hospitals
take illegal immigrants.

Get ready to go
to the hospital.

Mr. Lee!

Knucklehead...

And he calls
himself a doctor...

A hustler and a quack...

Heartless knucklehead...

Forceps, injector, scalpel...

But no spinal anesthesia set.

I'll apply the anesthesia
in your spine.

Here we go.

Young-ji, I have a riddle.

Guess where I'm pinching you.

I don't know...



Of course not, I haven't
pinched you yet.

Lift up your top and pull
your pants down a bit.

I can't do the surgery
with clothes on.

Leave the clothes on...

Don't worry, you'll be fine.

Young-ji, just listen
to three songs.

It'll be over by then, OK?

Here we go.

Pan-peritonitis
will set in soon.

I must get to the appendix.

If it bursts, I can't
do anything here.

Thanks, little buddy.

You haven't burst yet.

Okay, closing up.

Young-ji, the music
isn't over yet, right?

You're already finished?

I told you I was good at this.

A 64-year-old male.
Tumors around the clivus.

Pressure on the
medulla oblongata.

His vitals are stable.

MCA was worked
on 3 weeks ago,

so we risk bleeding
in that area.

We can't lose concentration.

You needn't worry, ma'am.

The trustees on our side
aren't affected by the will.

What about Dean Choe?

He's not picking up our calls.

After all, he was one of the
Director's Scholarship students.

Excuse me.

I'm in a meeting!

What?

Sun-woo set up the time for
the Director's surgery?

Okay.

The Director's surgery?

Ma'am, Sun-woo seems to
have the wrong idea.

If the Director wakes up,
our plan comes crashing down.

I'll take care of Sun-woo.

You take care of
Cho-in, Mr. Oh.

I understand.

You see that?

I stitched you up
nice and pretty.

I see it...

How can you see
stitches on an X-ray?

Well, I see your inside.
It's quite a poo...

...pitch black!

Stop it.

I paid your bills and greased
their palms a bit, too.

So rest up for
a couple of days.

You're leaving?

Yes, I have to go see
Jeffrey's surgery results.

So you're leaving for good?

You're upset, aren't you?

No, you have to go...

By the way...

You have to pass gas.

What?

We'll have a meal together
before I go back to Korea.

So just let it out.

Okay.

Take care.

OK.

Bye.

You were supposed to have
kidnapped him already.

Lee Cho-in changed
his itinerary...

I apologize.

No excuses!

Take care of it now, or
you won't see another cent!

Damn!

Oh Young-ji, where are you?

Where am I...?

Yes, where are you?

And is Lee Cho-in with you?

Boss...

Mr. Lee just doesn't
seem like a bad guy.

He doesn't seem like a hustler.

And he's really a doctor.

I'm thinking you
must be mistaken...

You think this is a joke?

I asked you where
Lee Cho-in is!

Well...

I know that you're an illegal
North Korean immigrant.

Got that phone number
for illegal immigration?

He went to the hospital.

The one that did the surgery?

Yes...

Oh Young-ji...

I'll see you after I take
care of Lee Cho-in.

Hello...?

Boss...?

To the hospital!

I oppose operating
on your father.

You want to get him
back on his feet.

All by yourself.

I know you want him
to revise his will.

But what will that change?

Mom.

He only looked after
Cho-in, anyway.

Would that change
when he wakes up?

Even if you came back
a renowned surgeon...

He never wanted to
give you the hospital!

Why did Cho-in give up
neurosurgery to join ER?

Your father made him.

If your father wakes up...

the Neurosurgery Center
project will go down.

So will your dreams...

And my hopes...

You made me study
medicine for this?

Just as you wished...

I performed surgery
17 hours a day...

for seven years.

And is this what I get, Dad?

For having loved and trusted you...

all my life.

Pick up the phone, Sun-woo.

Sun-woo.

Hey, this is Su-rak.

Where the heck is Sun-woo?

He is busy giving a
operation briefing now.

What?

He's going to operate
on your father tomorrow.

I'm a fellow here, and
he always excludes me--

Okay, bye.

Come on, Sun-woo...

Mr. Lee, please pick up...

Please pick up...

Come on, pick up.

Please...

Young-ji?

What are you doing here?

Were you running?
Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I really am.

Can we change
my flight to tonight?

What?

For tonight?

He's not here.

We couldn't find him.

Damn it!

He's right there!

Follow him!

And find out where that
tramp Oh Young-ji lives.

Yes, boss.

Hurry up, please.

I'm sorry.

There are so many
pickpockets in this city,

so I keep the guests'
passports at my place.

It's okay.

The flight's not till 9:30.

How's your stomach?

Fine.

Can I take a picture of you?

You only took pictures
of the kids in Tolu.

Here.

Look over here.

I take good photos.

See, it's a really good one.

By the way...

Can you take one of me, too?

I've been in Shanghai
for five years...

and all I have are ID photos.

Smile!
One, two...

How did it turn out?

You like it?

Looks good.

What's wrong?

Don't you want a picture of us?

No, it's not that...

One, two...

MY MAN

I'll be on the 9:30 flight.

You don't have to
come to the airport.

I mean it.

I'm too busy anyway.

I mean it.

Mr. Lee!

Here's your passport.

Sorry for the delay.

So this really is goodbye.

Thanks for everything.

No, I'm fine.

You paid my
hospital bills.

Just take it, please.

No.

Keep this up, and I won't see
you when you come to Korea.

Then I'll take it.

Thank you.

Do you have to pick up
your things at the hotel?

Don't worry, and take care.

I'll call you when
I'm in town again.

Goodbye.

Have a safe trip.

DR. LEE CHO-IN

BOSUNG MEDICAL CENTER

Miss Oh Young-ji.

You got sick
following me around.

Sorry I couldn't do the surgery
under better conditions.

Disinfect the wound every day.

And have the stitches
taken out in three weeks.

Remember to disinfect
twice daily.

Otherwise, it'll get inflamed.

And start from the
center of the wound.

Watch that temper of yours and
let the medicine dry on its own.

And you have to watch
for a few complications.

Just in case.

You don't want to get sick
when you're on your own.

Veggies are good for constipation.

Don't skip any meals.

And have more veggies.

You're not okay until
I say that you are!

I hope you stay healthy.

And I hope this helps.

You're tough, so I have faith.

And call me if you
ever get to Korea.

Lee Cho-in.

Mr. Lee!

Young-ji.

Stop running, it's
not good for you.

Mr. Lee.

Mr. Lee.

When I come to Korea,
will you see me?

Will you really?

Thank you, Mr. Lee.

They say that in South Korea,
everyone scams everyone.

But with someone like you,
it won't be so scary.

I'll make it to South Korea.

Thank you, Mr. Lee...

LEE CHO-IN

31 MISSED CALLS

LEE CHO-IN

Hey.

Sun-woo, why
didn't you pick up?

I was busy.

Don't schedule
surgery for Dad.

What?

Your technique is too dangerous.

Did Jeffrey's surgery fail?

Yes, the patient is brain dead

from a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Jeffrey lacks the
surgical experience.

That's not the issue.

Although our dissertation
was co-authored,

I actually performed
96% of the surgeries.

And 92.5% of those patients

all regained consciousness.

It's only been three weeks

since I took care of
Dad's aneurysm rupture.

This surgery must not happen.

I make that decision.

You've been in ER
for over a year now.

It's not your decision.

I'm a neurosurgeon, too.

I am qualified.

It's not just about
removing the tumors.

What?

Dad can't turn out like
Jeffrey's patient or Choe Yu-rah.

So what will you do?

I leave China tonight,
so we'll talk later.

You don't have to come back.

The surgery will be over by then.

Sun-woo...

Lee Sun-woo!

Lee Sun-woo...

Dr. Nam Yong-tae?

Get ready for the
Director's surgery.

We're about to start.

Young-ji, you bought

food and just left it.

You're not Korean-Chinese?

You fled from North Korea?

Well...

OPERATING ROOM

Dr. Lee, do the Director's surgery
after the board meeting.

You cannot do this now.

This is a family matter, Mr. Oh.

Dr. Lee!

Do you know what will
happen if he wakes up?

The Neurosurgery Center
will never happen.

I said this is a family matter!

Stay out of it.

Ma'am, if the Neurosurgery
Center project goes down,

Dr. Lee will bear the blame.

I hope you realize that.

Must you do your father's
surgery now?

Mom, I couldn't care less about
inheriting the hospital.

I wouldn't have
come back for that.

I want to be the first
in the world

to do the human brain mapping.

Sun-woo!

If anyone gets in my way...

Whoever that may be,
I won't forgive them.

Whether it may be
Dad or Cho-in...

And then...

You take care of
the board meeting.

I'll take care of Dad's surgery.

Listen here.

Yes, go ahead.

Did you kidnap Lee Cho-in?

We have him with us.

He won't get back to
Korea before that date.

Don't you worry.

Actually, don't send him back.

For good.

You do understand, don't you?

For good.

I understand.

We're headed to the desert.

And we're going to kill Lee Cho-in.

We'll remove the chordoma
developed at the skull base.

Extended subfrontal
transbasal approach

and extreme lateral
transcondylar approach

will be used to
remove the tumors.

Scalpel.

Let's begin.

CURRENT LOCAL TIME
19:06

OPERATION TIME
0:00

CURRENT LOCAL TIME
01:33

Cho-in, is something wrong?

You're not picking up.

If you aren't coming tonight,
can you call me?

I'm scared.

I'll wait for your call.

CURRENT LOCAL TIME
01:50

Young-ji.

My brother's passport...

My parents' passports...

They're all gone.

I went through so
much to get them.

Those jerks from the Security
Police must have taken them.

But you have to flee.

Those jerks know
you're North Korean,

and they know
where you live.

Young-ji, pack your things.

I need a favor...

Okay.

I'll tell your brother, Oh
Kang-chul, that you're okay.

You better leave now though.

Director Lee Jong-min.

No matter what Sun-woo decides,

you should not blame him.

You have no right
to blame Sun-woo.

CURRENT LOCAL TIME
05:36

OPERATION TIME
10:32

Done with the extended
subfrontal transbasal.

Subfrontal transbasal,
completed.

Vital signs and
anesthesia are normal.

Watch out for hemostasis
and wrap it up.

Yes, sir.

Prepare for the extreme lateral
transcondylar approach.

Dr. Lee, the patient is in
a three-quarter position.

Scalpel.

Let's begin.

OPERATION TIME
11:22

Deeper, you punks!

Okay, boss.

What is it that you want?

Money?

Do you want money!

It's cold, hurry up.

I don't know why you
are doing this to me.

But I have to go
back to Korea.

For my dad's surgery!

I have to go back.

So let me go!

All done, boss.

Very good.

Dr. Lee Cho-in...

We just follow orders.

So don't blame us.

Are you okay?

Go get him!

Sun-woo!

Seo-yeon!

Micro-scissors.

Forceps.

I'm sorry.

Looks good.

Make sure he's dead.

I'll do it.

Sure.

What should we have for dinner?

This is for the ring.

Cho-in.

You know how I get when
someone goes missing.

I'm really scared.

Please call me.

I just got Lee Cho-in's picture.

You are sure he's dead?

Very good.

I'll wire the funds.

As for the dead body...

I'll call you back.

Dead body?

What were you talking about?

You told me to handle Cho-in.

I told you to delay his return,

not to do anything like that.

Tell them to stop, right now!

Then what?

We begged Sun-woo,

but he's operating
on the Director.

What if the Director wakes up
and Cho-in comes back?

The Neurosurgery Center may
never see the light of day.

Still...

This isn't right.

Stop!

No.

Cho-in has already
been eliminated.

We're in this together now.

Don't be so emotional
and be realistic.

See you at the board
meeting, Vice-Director.

Mr. Oh, you're a murderer...

Did you hear the news
about Dr. Lee Sun-woo?

Dr. Kim from
Anesthesiology told me.

The Director's condition
isn't urgent, right?

So there's no need to rush.

Did his situation deteriorate?

No, I don't know
the exact reason.

Is Cho-in still not back?

No, I haven't been able
to reach him since yesterday.

Dr. Kim, it's time for
the board meeting.

Try to get in touch
with Cho-in.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll be chairing
the meeting today.

Trustees Kim Suk-joon,
Jung Soon-yi,

Lee Sun-woo, and Lee Cho-in

are absent today.

But two-thirds of
the board is still here,

so the vote will be valid.

The main agenda for today
is to decide whether

we will build a Neurosurgery
Center or an Emergency Center.

Let's get to the vote.

I would like to say something.

You have all seen
the Director's will.

He has made his preference for
the Emergency Center clear.

It is only right for us
to follow his wishes...

Please.

Have you thought about how
we can fulfill his wishes?

Wouldn't it be to get
Bosung Medical Center

out of the red which it has
been in the last seven years?

Which of the two centers
gets built isn't the issue.

I'd like to say
something as well.

Dr. Kim.

How about letting your
vote speak for itself?

Sure.

Then let's go onto the vote.

BALLOT
NEUROSURGERY VS EMERGENCY

Neurosurgery Center.

BALLOT COUNTING
NEUROSURGERY VS EMERGENCY

Emergency Medical Center.

EMERGENCY CENTER 3
NEUROSURGERY CENTER 4

Don't worry, there
are three votes left.

Emergency Medical Center.

Neurosurgery Center.

NEUROSURGERY CENTER 5

Now, the last vote.

EMERGENCY CENTER 4
NEUROSURGERY CENTER 5

And it is for...

Even if Dean Choe turned on us,
we have Dr. Jo's vote left.

We helped approve his
anticonvulsant experiment.

He wouldn't betray us.

And the last vote is for...

Sun-woo.

Why do you insist on
becoming a heart surgeon?

Is it because of Seo-yeon?

I won't tell you again,
become a neurosurgeon.

Dr. Lee, do you need a break?

We keep going.

Micro-scissors.

And the last vote is for...

NEUROSURGERY VS EMERGENCY

The Emergency Medical Center.

NEUROSURGERY CENTER 5
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER 5

Congrats.

You guys owe me one.

IN OPERATION

Good job, everyone.

Thank you, sir.

OPERATION TIME
17:30

And you too, sir.
Thank you for surviving.

The CT scans are done.

Let's see the ones
from before the surgery, too.

Clean.

The chordoma tumors
are completely gone.

It's a success.

Good job, Jin-geun.

Come on, 17 and a half
hours is nothing.

And I've got a
strong lower body.

But your legs are wobbly.

Punk, it's me
celebrating by dancing.

When he wakes up, he will
choose the Emergency Center.

But we'll have to wait and see.

Brain surgery can have
severe complications.

What happened?

I'm tired.

Leave me alone.

You want to be the first to
do the human brain mapping.

And whoever gets
in your way...

Whether it be your
father or Cho-in...

You said you wouldn't
forgive them.

And I trusted you...

Mom.

About being the first in the
world to do the brain mapping...

I meant every word.

Over here.

Give me the money.

You get the upper bunk.

Thank you.

The Director is awake?

Yes, he's conscious and
breathing on his own.

What do we do now, ma'am?

Sir, move your hands.

How are your legs?

Can you feel anything?

Do you feel that?

Say something, sir.

It's me, Jin-geun.

Say something, Director.

Dr. Jo...

Dr. Kim.

It seems like he has no
sensations or motor skills.

What?

You said it was a success,
and we saw the scans.

What do you mean?

He might just
remain a vegetable?

That's possible.

My goodness...

That means that
Sun-woo removed

more than he
should have, right?

Jin-geun, how dare you!

-Huh?
-No...

Suggesting that Sun-woo
did this intentionally?

Sun-woo wasn't the
only surgeon there.

You were there, too!

Let's go.

Ma'am, the anesthesiologist
got a little worked up.

I'll make sure
that he watches what he says.

He sure is quick.

Anyway, Jo Hyun-taig will
be on our side soon.

But Sun-woo's surgical
skills are beyond compare.

He made the Director conscious,

giving a boost to the
Neurosurgery Center.

But only as a vegetable
who can't express himself.

Incredible, indeed.

Watch your words,
someone might hear.

I'm sorry.

It's just that the results are
exactly what we wished for...

Show yourselves out.

Look at me now.

Sun-woo can't feel good
about having done this.

And neither can I after
our 38 years together.

Feel free to blame me,
Director Lee Jong-min.

But not our son, Sun-woo.

I'll carry his sins to my grave.

I don't remember.

We announce the construction
of the Neurosurgery Center.

I don't remember anything...

Tell him I will wait
for him in Korea.

Not even my name
or who I was...

I don't remember.

Until you regain your memory...

They are looking for
you and your brother.

Oh Young-ji!

Maybe I'll remember
when I'm dead.

So just shoot me!

Kill me now!