Doctor Cha (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript
DOCTOR CHA
OPERATION IN PROGRESS
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Since you've waited this long,
let's wait a bit more.
A single opportunity may come.
And it will come soon.
In-ho, don't do it!
Don't sign it!
No! You absolutely can't!
No, I won't let you!
Mother.
No matter how much I think about this,
I can't let you have this surgery.
You should know better than I do
since you're a doctor.
There's no guarantee you'll be fine
after having that surgery.
Think of the kids.
One of you two
needs to stay healthy for them.
You can't. You'd
have to kill me first.
Don't do it. Did you sign anything
else? I can't bear…
In-ho, please don't go
through with the surgery.
This is the first
and last favor I'll ask of you.
You can do it over my dead body.
I won't allow this!
I won't.
What?
He was about to sign the consent form,
but his mother showed up
and ripped the form,
screaming he can't do the surgery.
It was a complete mess.
So he's really
not going to do it?
He says that he needs more time,
but that just means he can't.
I won't let you do this.
A TA patient was just declared
brain-dead in the intensive care unit.
Should I check
the compatibility?
It might be possible
with Cha Jeong-suk's MELD score.
- Honey.
- Yes?
Yes, tell me. What is it?
What?
What did you say?
You…
little…
bastard.
Excuse me, the patient
here has woken up!
"An opportunity
will come," my foot.
EPISODE 2
SEOMYEONG
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
I said you didn't have to come.
Still, you're getting
discharged today.
I guess you wanted to do
at least one good thing.
Jeong-suk.
Do you remember what you said to me
in the recovery room after your surgery?
What did I say?
No, it must've been psychosis.
Some patients say
absurd things after surgery.
That's strange.
I'm not normally the type
to say absurd things.
Hey, welcome home.
Mother.
Welcome back after
regaining your health.
Mother called a place
and had them disinfect the entire house.
Your immune system is weak
after a transplant,
so you're prone to infections.
Thank you, Mother.
You did well.
Your coffee.
- Mother, come sit down and eat.
- Okay.
Jeong-suk, do you want
to swing by Jay Department Store today?
The department store?
Yes. A handbag that I bought
a while ago just came in.
I waited six months,
so I was going to go pick it up myself,
but I have plans with a friend
who's back from the US after three years.
Don't give me that look.
My days are numbered now.
I bought one for the first time
by saving up the tiny amounts
I get from my pension.
You also bought a
mink coat last winter.
I only had out-of-season
winter clothes,
so I had no choice
but to buy one.
Three months ago,
you bought a designer wallet,
and last month you
got an 800,000-won scarf…
Hey.
Why do you have
such a good memory?
So are you saying that
you're going to go for me or not?
I'll go get it for you.
While I'm there,
I'll do some window shopping.
Sounds good. Do all
the window shopping you want.
Right, about the bag.
Don't just bring it home
like you did last time.
You know you have
to check meticulously for any flaws.
Yes.
Let's eat.
- Okay.
- Hurry up and sit.
Jung-min, you should eat slowly
or you'll get indigestion.
I don't even want
to eat breakfast.
- I said I just wanted to sleep more.
- You still have to eat.
Interns don't have
time for breakfast.
Mom, I said I want a
croissant, not toast.
I toasted the bread.
Have it with cheese.
And drink your milk.
What's with the coffee?
I bought new beans.
Just buy the ones
we used to drink.
Why can't you understand
I hate the acidic taste?
Why do you speak
so curtly to your wife?
In-ho.
Jeong-suk, is my
juice not ready yet?
No, I'll have it
ready for you soon.
Hey, Jeong-suk, goodness.
I told you not to scrimp
when it comes to buying
the ingredients for my juice.
Do you think juice made
from wilted ingredients will be healthy?
That's not detox juice,
but toxic juice.
Mom, I have to go.
- Where's my mask?
- Mask?
Eat some more, okay?
That was hilarious.
It went like this…
The realization of my loneliness
came out of the blue.
My beautiful family
that was so perfect and elegant.
What was I…
to them?
Wrap up the bottle of wine
on the first row of the wine cellar,
all the way on the right.
It's a gift to the
hospital director.
Okay.
Hey, did you apply
for your disability rating yet?
Disability rating?
If you have a liver transplant,
you get a Grade Five.
Really?
But what's the point?
There aren't many benefits.
What are you talking about?
With parking so difficult these days,
it's great to park
in a disabled parking space.
The spot is great too.
You'll be able to apply online.
And about the new air purifier.
Is it the one
with the lowest price on the market?
These days, the
prices can vary greatly
even for the same
brand and product.
You can lose so much money
by buying from the wrong retailer.
Where did she go?
She went to look
up the prices, jeez.
But for SUDD, if fecal calprotectin
is used as a biomarker,
then the reliability
in the diagnostic rate increases.
For unspecific
symptoms like bloating,
pain, and altered bowel habits
often associated with IBS,
it's hard to confirm if image tests
like colonoscopy aren't conducted.
But for SUDD,
because the fecal calprotectin
comes out higher than normal…
2,700,000 WON
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE JEWELRY
Did you lose my credit card?
I keep getting texts that
it's being used at Jay Department Store.
During a colonoscopy,
the location of diverticula,
the number of diverticula
per colonic segment…
I'm the one using it.
I've brought out the bag
that Ms. Kwak Ae-sim ordered.
We checked in the morning
that there was nothing wrong with it.
But we prepared it so that
you can check for yourself as well.
It's okay. Just
give it to me.
But still, you should
still check it once…
No, it's fine. Just
package it for me.
Yes, ma'am.
- Excuse me?
- Yes, ma'am.
Is there another one
of those bags here?
Hello.
How are you feeling?
It still hurts.
It hurts?
Cough as much as you can.
You have to keep walking around
so you can release gas quickly.
- Make sure you walk, okay?
- Okay.
- How are you feeling?
- I've gotten a lot better.
Is that so?
Has she lost her mind?
6,350,000 WON
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE
This is really something.
You guys can go ahead.
Where are you?
Where do you think?
Cheongdam-dong.
What's your deal?
- You must have been quite shocked.
- Did you buy all those things?
Right, I didn't find
the lowest price on the market,
so we probably lost some money.
Why are you
suddenly acting weird?
Maybe it's because
I escaped death.
I wanted to start doing things
I hadn't done before.
Is that why you spent...
Are you crazy? You
could buy a car with all that money.
I spent the last 20 years
not doing stuff like this.
I always used the handbags, coats,
and other things
after your mother
got tired of them.
But I've never considered
buying them myself.
I couldn't even make a credit card
since I had no job
and no assets under my name.
I had to go around with a credit
card that was under your name,
and I felt like I was being
watched every time I used it.
That's why I could never
spend money on myself,
like buying clothes or cosmetics,
or going to a salon.
Thank you.
- No one told you to live that way.
- Exactly.
You make good money,
and you even have a house you inherited.
So why did I live like that?
Why are you asking me that?
Because of my pride in wanting
to stay detached from your money?
Because I thought it was unreasonable
to spend money that I didn't earn myself?
I think those were the reasons.
- But?
- But all of that was pointless.
I want to live a little shamelessly
doing the things I want.
What?
I'm going to live
however I please from now on.
She hung up.
That was good.
So damn good.
Where were you hiding that
sharp tongue of yours this whole time?
You did well, okay?
You need to spend money
to learn how to spend it.
People think I
buy designer clothes every season
and travel abroad on vacation
because I got married into a rich family.
But my only asset is a house that required
taking out a large mortgage,
and my only source of income
is my husband's salary.
But I didn't dislike
being misunderstood.
I'm a snob after all.
You would've been more well-off
if you lived alone
and kept working.
You would've had a home and a car
under your name.
But still, I thought
my life was perfect.
I may be at the bottom of the food chain
within my own household,
but on the outside, I'm the wife
of a prominent university hospital doctor
and a mother of a rich household
with smart kids.
Though I'm just a housewife now,
I felt superior to others
because I was an elite
who finished med school.
I stood tall and proud.
I thought I was living an upper-class life
that wasn't lacking by any standard.
But?
But…
after coming back
from the brink of death,
it turns out all of
that was meaningless.
How can you sleep?
I bet you were happy
when your mother stopped you,
even though your wife was dying.
Do you think I wouldn't know
that you felt relieved?
You're a hypocrite
and a selfish prick
who acts as if you're the most ethical
and the most decent person in the world.
Through this opportunity,
I saw the real you, you horrible bastard.
Did you just slap me?
- Yeah.
- Why?
- Because I'm in a bad mood.
- What?
Do you get facial treatments?
Why is your skin so nice?
It seems like you haven't changed,
and I'm the only one who has gotten old.
You're mad that
I have nice skin?
So you slapped me?
This was the first time
you've been slapped in the face, right?
Yes.
So what?
You slapped me to give me
an experience I'd never had before?
It felt like I was slapped
out of nowhere like that too.
I came to my
senses after I got hit.
Why on earth are
you being like this?
If someone has been
through something that big,
psychological changes can occur.
They could want to go shopping,
not do housework,
and show hostility toward
family members for no reason.
Right, that can happen.
I…
Understand it all.
Do you really understand?
Yes.
I do understand.
So going forward,
just relax and focus on your recovery.
Don't worry about
household chores,
and do some shopping
from time to time too.
I have to go to the bathroom.
You don't go to the bathroom
in the middle of the night.
I do.
Be careful.
Hypocrite.
Mom, what about breakfast?
Even if I prepare breakfast,
you barely eat, so I didn't bother.
If you want to eat something,
prepare it yourself.
I-rang, make your own breakfast
from now on. Your mom is exhausted.
What about my coffee?
I bought some capsules over there.
Drink those.
They're so easy to use.
- Why would I drink instant coffee?
- What do you mean?
You said I didn't have to worry
about the household chores anymore.
- Did Jung-min already leave?
- No, he didn't come home yesterday.
Hey, that's my…
What about my detox juice?
The ingredients for yours
are in the fridge.
You can make it yourself.
Mother, will you be
okay with the juicer?
- Shall I teach you how to use it?
- It's fine. I'll figure it out myself.
Appliances are all the same.
Okay.
Right. Mother, here.
Please clean this too.
- Wait...
- Right. I'll be using the car today.
Hey…
What's with her?
Mom, it's still early.
Where are you going?
- To go eat brunch.
- Brunch?
- See you…
- I'll see you.
Thank you for the food.
Do you not have food at home?
Why did you barge into my house so early
asking for food?
This food is different though.
Your food is like medicine.
Don't even mention medicine.
If I think about how much
it made you suffer, it pains me.
It's fine. I'm alive right now
since my surgery went well.
I've been…
praying every day.
I don't even know how to pray,
but I pray with all my heart.
If I think about the donor
and their family,
I feel so guilty for feeling so happy
about my daughter living.
Why do you always think
you're a sinner and feel guilty?
Every night,
I feel so uneasy and restless.
I'm worried that you'll suffer again
due to transplant rejection.
Even when I'm praying
about how grateful I am,
my heart sinks
worrying about you.
My gosh, it's fine.
You don't have to worry.
I've been diligently taking
my immunosuppressants, okay?
So from now on,
always be healthy,
enjoy and live a happy life.
I want to do that too,
but it's not that easy.
Why?
I don't know what
makes me happy.
Happiness isn't rocket science.
Start with something small.
Something you like the best.
What is it that I like?
What did I like to do?
You don't even remember that?
The thing you liked
the most was studying.
Studying?
Come on, I'm
way too old to study.
I don't know what
you should study.
But ever since you were young,
you always liked
studying more than playing.
And you liked
learning about things.
RESIDENT
5 YEARS OF MOCK EXAMS
PEDIATRICS MOCK EXAM
I still have it.
"A faithful person
will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich
will not go unpunished."
"Amen."
- Mother, I'll be back home later.
- Jeong-suk.
You look good in those clothes.
I got myself a new outfit.
I see.
You're going out
frequently these days.
Can I ask what
plans you have tonight?
Yes, of course.
I'm going to drink wine with Mi-hee.
Wine?
- I'll be back later.
- Okay.
Jeong-suk, isn't that my bag?
This?
Well, I bought one
for myself as well.
Then it's a knock-off?
They made it so similar that
you can't tell the difference at a glance.
- Let me see the inside.
- Sure, take a look.
Oh, my. It's
exactly the same.
- It's the same as yours, isn't it?
- Yes.
It's because it's real.
Last time, when I went to pick up yours,
the store said they had one more.
It was so pretty
that I bought one too.
How could you
when it's so expensive?
I know, right? It
was really expensive.
But it's really
pretty, isn't it?
I'll be back later.
She must've gone crazy.
Lord have mercy.
She's recently had surgery,
- so pour her a little.
- I'll just hold the glass.
It's been so long
since I came to a place like this.
How is it that there are
so many places you haven't been to?
How did I end up like this?
Why are you asking me?
That's the life you chose to live.
Right, I brought this unhappiness
upon myself, no one else.
If your husband had been your liver donor,
would you still be like this?
No way.
If he had, I
would have been even more grateful
and pushed myself even harder
to become an even better wife.
Isn't it obvious?
Then you should have
just let Seung-hi have In-ho.
Seung-hi? Who's Seung-hi?
How do you not know her?
She's your husband's first love.
You rarely ask us
to come to this place.
You don't like
eating a lot like this.
It's hard to have
a proper meal these days.
Why? You said your wife
serves you food like a king.
I don't know. Ever
since she got sick,
she just hates doing everything.
Here, eat this too.
Seo In-ho and Choi Seung-hi
were a famous couple on campus.
Everyone thought that
they'd get married to each other.
Oh, my.
Gosh, how could I
forget that name?
I guess a lot of
time has passed.
You have a great memory.
Seung-hi, Mi-hee.
They used to call us the Hi-Hee sisters.
Right.
Even couples who were crazy
about each other at the start
naturally end up living
like strangers as time passes.
But we had an
issue from the get-go.
You were an extremely
problematic couple.
One day, In-ho up and left Seung-hi
and married you.
On top of that, it was
a shotgun marriage.
Exactly when was
Jung-min conceived?
- Forget about it.
- It's about time you tell me.
In the second year of
pre-med during winter break,
several classmates got together
and went to Seoraksan.
We said we would just go
until we reached Heundeulbawi,
but I didn't get very far
before I sprained my ankle,
so I went back to
where we were staying.
But for some reason,
Seo In-ho was the one who took me back.
My goodness.
I didn't expect you this early,
so I had the heater off.
It'll get warm soon.
When we got back to
our accommodation,
the owner must have
turned the heat all the way up
because it was boiling in there.
In-ho was compressing my ankle,
and his face got
so close to mine.
His face was so beautiful.
And he smelled so good too.
Wouldn't it have
been the same for him?
Two hotblooded youngsters
in a heated room all by themselves?
And Seung-hi was on a trip abroad, so
there was no one there to stop us.
I guess it was just meant to be
because the
timing was so perfect.
That's…
when Jung-min was conceived.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
You bastard.
You horrible bastard.
When you were going to school
with your belly bulging out,
we all felt bad for Seung-hi.
Imagine how absurd
it would've been for her.
Back then, we were all young,
so we all got past it.
But if you think about it now,
isn't Seo In-ho truly a horrible bastard?
He's a complete bastard.
And I'm…
a horrible brat too.
Still, your husband said he would
take responsibility for you and your child
and he married you.
Back then, it seemed admirable.
Your mother-in-law
threw a fit back then.
"You two, are you
out of your minds?"
Hey, I've been subservient my whole life
because of how grateful I was for that.
Flattering my husband, mother-in-law,
and then even the kids later on.
But seeing that
none of you ran away
and all three of you graduated
from medical school,
all of you really are something.
Do you know how
Seung-hi is doing?
You seem like your mind
is somewhere else lately.
Really? Sorry.
I was all out of sorts.
Is your daughter a sophomore?
Does she want to go to med school?
- Yes.
- She must be smart.
Well, she is.
But at this rate, she might have
to go to a med school outside of Seoul.
She got into art,
so she flunked a bit.
You seem indifferent about your kids,
but you are quite devoted.
Why are you saying that?
You know that I'm
not a great father.
This may be my guilt talking,
but it sounds like you're blaming me.
The fact I interfered
with your life.
- Do you resent me for it?
- I think it was fate.
The fact I met you again at the hospital
in the US where I went for training.
The fact that our connection
has brought us here.
They are some things
that humans cannot control.
I have no idea.
I don't meet
with former classmates that often.
After med school,
Seung-hi cut ties with everyone
while doing her residency in the US.
There are rumors
that she had kids and got divorced.
I see.
She must be living well.
She's the daughter of a rich family
that runs a clinic franchise
with over ten branches.
She was pretty
and had a good body.
Considering her upbringing,
it's easy for her to be rude,
but she had a great personality.
When you put it like that,
I feel even smaller.
I already can't control
this empty feeling in my heart.
Why? Do you feel uneasy?
There has to be a realistic way
to get rid of this empty feeling.
What is it?
Perhaps…
a man?
Are you filming a commercial or something?
The video came out great.
I'm sure it'll blow up
if you upload it on social media.
Man, my foot.
I'm going to ask
to have my name
added to the house deed.
That's great!
At our age, I think
that's a reasonable request
between a couple
that's been married for over 20 years!
- Right?
- Go get it, Cha Jeong-suk.
Patient Kim Yeon-suk
from ward 151,
please return to the ward.
I have surgery
soon, so no tea for me.
What brings you to the hospital?
You look surprised.
It's not like I'm not allowed to be here.
It's just that
you've never visited me here.
I wanted to see Jung-min,
so I thought I'd drop by.
I have something to say too.
What is it? I only
have five minutes...
Our house.
I want it to be jointly owned.
Jointly owned? With whom?
Isn't that obvious? Me.
So that's the reason
you came all the way here?
I always wondered,
"Why is my phone
the only thing I have under my name?"
"Are other families
like this too?"
I was always so curious
but too embarrassed to ask.
I thought other wives
would treat me like an idiot.
I inherited that house,
so I can't do whatever I want with it.
We'll talk later at home.
I have nothing else to say.
Prepare to answer
me when you get home.
What, you crazy bastard?
Who are you to send
a patient home, you idiot!
I mean, I said that
they needed to be tested,
but the patient was adamant
about going home.
Did it make you feel
like you were a real doctor
after the patient
said they felt better
just because of
some painkillers you prescribed?
Stop playing doctor at the ER.
That patient should've had an appendectomy
and be in a hospital bed.
But because of you,
they're in excruciating pain
from septic shock from panperitonitis.
Do you understand?
What are you doing?
Hurry up and contact that patient.
She's literally crushing him.
She even looks mean.
Doctor.
Doctor.
Oh, my. Professor.
- But did you just call me "doctor"?
- Yes.
It's been so long
since someone called me that,
so it didn't cross my mind
you'd be referring to me.
But it's nice to
be called a doctor.
It's nothing, but you seem
to be enjoying it a lot.
Doctor.
Give me your number.
I feel like you
misconstrue things often.
That's not it. It's just that you asked
for my number so suddenly.
I'm sorry.
The pictures of you.
I thought I should send them to you.
Right.
You're right. There's no need for you
to hold onto photos of me.
Here you go.
I sent them.
Okay.
You can delete them now.
What brings you here though?
Someone asked to see me.
What about you?
I came to meet my
son and husband.
You said they were
both doctors, right?
So they work here.
Do you feel all right?
Yes, you performed
the surgery so well.
I wasn't able to
properly thank you.
I guess being sick made me
forget my manners.
Thank you so
much, Dr. Kim.
To a doctor, there's no better thank you
than if a patient becomes healthy again.
I had forgotten for a long time,
but being a doctor…
is such a good profession.
You heal the sick.
Do you have plans to work again?
What?
That'd be a disservice
to the patients.
You saw what happened last time.
That's not true.
I think you would do a good job.
Me?
THE 48TH CLASS OF
GUSAN UNIVERSITY
Joint ownership?
Yes, I thought that
I should consult with you.
Of course, you
should consult me!
I'm the one who
persuaded your father
- to switch the deed to your name early.
- Right.
Did the big surgery
mess with her head or something?
I was surprised too...
Don't even listen to her.
She'll hear you.
That's the point!
How dare she demand this?
She must've gone crazy
after that sickness.
Look at her going
on a power trip!
- Stop going on a power trip!
- Come on.
Let go.
My back hurts.
I thought I had
it under control.
RESIDENT
DR. CHA JEONG-SUK
Do you have plans to work again?
Come here for a moment.
CHA JEONG-SUK
What is it?
About the joint ownership,
I consulted my mother...
I consulted her, and…
I think it'll be hard.
She doesn't want to do it?
It's under your name.
She's from an older generation,
so she may not be
able to understand.
I hope you can
understand this time.
Was there ever a time
when I didn't understand?
Don't go all
negative about this.
You seem to be having fun lately
even without this.
Honey.
What if…
I applied for residency?
- What?
- Because of Jung-min's accident,
I gave up on the residency.
Lately, I have a lot of regrets
about what I gave up back then.
I was thinking of
starting my practice…
again.
Applying for
residency? Why now?
Seriously, stop making me laugh.
If you want to work,
go to work for a local clinic.
I have to have experience
to work at a clinic too.
I haven't practiced in 20 years,
so how can I suddenly treat patients?
It might be hard,
but going through my residency...
You'll be 50 by
the time you finish.
The average life expectancy is longer now,
so that's still young.
Who would welcome
an old and sick resident?
Don't be a nuisance
and just drop it.
If you keep being like this,
I'm going to apply to your hospital
and your department.
I'm the chief of my department.
I won't pick you.
When we were in school,
my grades were much better than yours.
I took the lead after pre-med.
That's because I
had a baby then!
If you had helped
me out with the baby,
my grades wouldn't have dropped.
If that's what you want to do,
then give it a shot.
It's pretty obvious what your score
will be if you take the test now.
Once you fail,
you'll finally get a reality check.
If I pass, what
will you do then?
Just go to sleep.
Bonjour.
This place makes
proper French cuisine.
It's a Michelin two-star.
It's hard to get a
reservation here,
but I asked a friend to pull some strings
so I could come here with you.
I see.
There's no mother-in-law like
me, is there?
Yes.
A mother-in-law
like you is rare.
Eat up. I'm not sure
if it'll suit your palate though.
Okay.
I'm sure you already
heard it from In-ho,
but I thought it would be better
to hear it from me directly and honestly.
In-ho wanted to add your name
to the house deed,
but I told him he can't.
Your father-in-law plugged away
at his hospital to
buy that house.
Though sons and daughters
are treated the same now,
things are different
in a prestigious family like ours.
Assets should be passed down
from a son to their son.
In the end, all the family assets
will be passed down to Jung-min.
As his mother, there's no need
to touch your son's assets, right?
Don't take what I said to heart.
And don't give your husband
a hard time about this either, okay?
Okay.
You should use this car.
I thought about
getting you a new one,
but it's only been a year
since I bought it,
so it's as good as new.
It's okay, Mother.
I understand what you're saying.
All right.
You're a smart girl.
Shall we have some wine?
Okay.
2022 RESIDENT
EXAM PREP BOOK
Honey…
What?
Jeez.
Goodness.
Wait. I'm getting
off too. I'm sorry!
Jeez, it's cold.
SURGERY MOCK EXAM
RESIDENT ASSESSMENT
EXAMINATION
2022 RESIDENT
ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
Ms. Cha Jeong-suk's score
for the 2022 resident
assessment examination is 49.
2022 RESIDENT ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
49 OUT OF 50
JUNG-MIN, YOUR RESIDENCY EXAM
SCORE IS OUT, RIGHT?
HOW DID YOU DO?
MY SON: I SCORED 45
THAT'S A GREAT SCORE AS AN INTERN
CONGRATULATIONS!
It's a fresh, good look on you.
Great.
That's great.
One more time.
RESIDENCY APPLICATION
NAME: CHA JEONG-SUK
DEPARTMENT
Female, 36 years old.
We suspect she has multiple fractures in
her abdomen and pelvis from a car crash.
She went into cardiac arrest,
so we've been performing CPR.
For how long? Is
everything else okay?
We've been performing
it for ten minutes.
Transfer her quickly.
Someone hold her bag valve mask
and someone keep performing CPR.
What are you
doing? Switch with him!
Have you never performed CPR?
- I'll do it!
- Let's go.
DEPARTMENT: SURGERY
No.
Being a surgeon at my age
would be pushing it.
Hi, Ye-bin.
I have to take some blood samples.
There you go.
Doctor.
Yes?
How long can I live?
Even the thought
of it is heartbreaking.
I don't think I
can treat sick kids.
What should I do?
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
There are resident interviews today,
and I was looking through them
when I came across
a fascinating candidate.
She's older than me.
She always got good grades.
She scored high
on the medical licensing exam.
And she scored 49
on the resident exams.
I wonder why such a smart person
didn't practice for so long.
What's the point?
She'll be 50 soon.
How many applicants
do we have this time?
There are three spots
and four applicants.
Then it's
decided. She's out.
Dr. Choi, wasn't she a classmate
of yours in med school?
You seem like
you're similar in age.
Yes. But it's been so long
that my memory is kind of fuzzy.
But it says right here
that she received a liver transplant.
What? Liver transplant.
Goodness.
Then she's 200% out.
- Hey.
- What's the deal with your wife?
- What do you mean?
- She applied...
She applied to our hospital
in my department.
Did you already know?
Really?
One of the professors doing the interviews
showed me her application.
She definitely applied.
Cha Jeong-suk, Gusan University
School of Medicine, freshman in 1995.
She scored 49 on
the resident exams.
Hello? Say something.
She scored 49? That
woman has completely lost her mind!
Sorry. Hang
up for a minute.
JUNG-MIN'S DAD
- Your call cannot be…
- Damn it.
JUNG-MIN'S MOM
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
2022 RESIDENCY INTERVIEWS
I'll be there soon.
Okay, please just check for now.
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- Kim U-ju.
- Yes.
Mom?
Mom.
You can't just come here.
It's fine.
INTERVIEW
IDENTIFICATION TAG
I'm here for an interview too.
- What?
- Let's talk later.
You've got this!
How is your health right now?
As I wrote in my application,
I received a liver transplant,
and I am healthy now.
You may not have any difficulty
in your everyday life.
However, the training
process demands
a lot of mental
and physical energy, does it not?
You must be taking
immunosuppressants right now too.
- Yes.
- What if you get infected in the hospital?
Nothing's more important
than your life.
That's enough.
She must know that the best.
Also, you are not young.
To be exact, you're a bit old.
I mean, you're very old.
- Are you 45?
- I'm 46.
To be honest, given your age,
it won't be easy to maintain
a good relationship with your colleagues.
To be even more honest,
you already know
that others will dislike you.
Yes, hello?
Yes, this is Cha Jeong-suk.
Excuse me.
If you don't mind,
could I know the
reason I was rejected?
Was it because of my age?
Yes, okay.
So what did they say?
They told me to look for other hospitals
before it's too late.
Then you should apply
to a smaller hospital.
You can just go somewhere else.
Why are you so down?
Failure is always painful.
- Welcome.
- Hello.
What happened to your face?
What about it?
You don't look well.
Really?
I feel fine.
Then that's a relief.
Right, why don't
you go on a vacation?
You're probably mentally
exhausted after the surgery.
Don't you think it'd be good for you
to go somewhere nice?
She got rejected.
What a relief.
Congratulations.
Even though test methods have advanced,
you can't miss that point.
- Yes.
- Yes, okay.
Yes, okay.
DOCTOR CHA
Being sorry won't solve this
issue. What will you do now?
We'll have to make her quit.
Honey, can you drop me off?
No, I can't.
How can you decide on a treatment plan
for a patient when you know so little?
You can't even pretend
to be a doctor at this rate.
No one knows about me and her.
- And we don't want people to know.
- Why not?
The people at the hospital don't know
that they're my son and husband.
I know, but when are you going
to get a divorce?
Subtitle translation
by: Yoon-ji Chi
OPERATION IN PROGRESS
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Since you've waited this long,
let's wait a bit more.
A single opportunity may come.
And it will come soon.
In-ho, don't do it!
Don't sign it!
No! You absolutely can't!
No, I won't let you!
Mother.
No matter how much I think about this,
I can't let you have this surgery.
You should know better than I do
since you're a doctor.
There's no guarantee you'll be fine
after having that surgery.
Think of the kids.
One of you two
needs to stay healthy for them.
You can't. You'd
have to kill me first.
Don't do it. Did you sign anything
else? I can't bear…
In-ho, please don't go
through with the surgery.
This is the first
and last favor I'll ask of you.
You can do it over my dead body.
I won't allow this!
I won't.
What?
He was about to sign the consent form,
but his mother showed up
and ripped the form,
screaming he can't do the surgery.
It was a complete mess.
So he's really
not going to do it?
He says that he needs more time,
but that just means he can't.
I won't let you do this.
A TA patient was just declared
brain-dead in the intensive care unit.
Should I check
the compatibility?
It might be possible
with Cha Jeong-suk's MELD score.
- Honey.
- Yes?
Yes, tell me. What is it?
What?
What did you say?
You…
little…
bastard.
Excuse me, the patient
here has woken up!
"An opportunity
will come," my foot.
EPISODE 2
SEOMYEONG
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
I said you didn't have to come.
Still, you're getting
discharged today.
I guess you wanted to do
at least one good thing.
Jeong-suk.
Do you remember what you said to me
in the recovery room after your surgery?
What did I say?
No, it must've been psychosis.
Some patients say
absurd things after surgery.
That's strange.
I'm not normally the type
to say absurd things.
Hey, welcome home.
Mother.
Welcome back after
regaining your health.
Mother called a place
and had them disinfect the entire house.
Your immune system is weak
after a transplant,
so you're prone to infections.
Thank you, Mother.
You did well.
Your coffee.
- Mother, come sit down and eat.
- Okay.
Jeong-suk, do you want
to swing by Jay Department Store today?
The department store?
Yes. A handbag that I bought
a while ago just came in.
I waited six months,
so I was going to go pick it up myself,
but I have plans with a friend
who's back from the US after three years.
Don't give me that look.
My days are numbered now.
I bought one for the first time
by saving up the tiny amounts
I get from my pension.
You also bought a
mink coat last winter.
I only had out-of-season
winter clothes,
so I had no choice
but to buy one.
Three months ago,
you bought a designer wallet,
and last month you
got an 800,000-won scarf…
Hey.
Why do you have
such a good memory?
So are you saying that
you're going to go for me or not?
I'll go get it for you.
While I'm there,
I'll do some window shopping.
Sounds good. Do all
the window shopping you want.
Right, about the bag.
Don't just bring it home
like you did last time.
You know you have
to check meticulously for any flaws.
Yes.
Let's eat.
- Okay.
- Hurry up and sit.
Jung-min, you should eat slowly
or you'll get indigestion.
I don't even want
to eat breakfast.
- I said I just wanted to sleep more.
- You still have to eat.
Interns don't have
time for breakfast.
Mom, I said I want a
croissant, not toast.
I toasted the bread.
Have it with cheese.
And drink your milk.
What's with the coffee?
I bought new beans.
Just buy the ones
we used to drink.
Why can't you understand
I hate the acidic taste?
Why do you speak
so curtly to your wife?
In-ho.
Jeong-suk, is my
juice not ready yet?
No, I'll have it
ready for you soon.
Hey, Jeong-suk, goodness.
I told you not to scrimp
when it comes to buying
the ingredients for my juice.
Do you think juice made
from wilted ingredients will be healthy?
That's not detox juice,
but toxic juice.
Mom, I have to go.
- Where's my mask?
- Mask?
Eat some more, okay?
That was hilarious.
It went like this…
The realization of my loneliness
came out of the blue.
My beautiful family
that was so perfect and elegant.
What was I…
to them?
Wrap up the bottle of wine
on the first row of the wine cellar,
all the way on the right.
It's a gift to the
hospital director.
Okay.
Hey, did you apply
for your disability rating yet?
Disability rating?
If you have a liver transplant,
you get a Grade Five.
Really?
But what's the point?
There aren't many benefits.
What are you talking about?
With parking so difficult these days,
it's great to park
in a disabled parking space.
The spot is great too.
You'll be able to apply online.
And about the new air purifier.
Is it the one
with the lowest price on the market?
These days, the
prices can vary greatly
even for the same
brand and product.
You can lose so much money
by buying from the wrong retailer.
Where did she go?
She went to look
up the prices, jeez.
But for SUDD, if fecal calprotectin
is used as a biomarker,
then the reliability
in the diagnostic rate increases.
For unspecific
symptoms like bloating,
pain, and altered bowel habits
often associated with IBS,
it's hard to confirm if image tests
like colonoscopy aren't conducted.
But for SUDD,
because the fecal calprotectin
comes out higher than normal…
2,700,000 WON
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE JEWELRY
Did you lose my credit card?
I keep getting texts that
it's being used at Jay Department Store.
During a colonoscopy,
the location of diverticula,
the number of diverticula
per colonic segment…
I'm the one using it.
I've brought out the bag
that Ms. Kwak Ae-sim ordered.
We checked in the morning
that there was nothing wrong with it.
But we prepared it so that
you can check for yourself as well.
It's okay. Just
give it to me.
But still, you should
still check it once…
No, it's fine. Just
package it for me.
Yes, ma'am.
- Excuse me?
- Yes, ma'am.
Is there another one
of those bags here?
Hello.
How are you feeling?
It still hurts.
It hurts?
Cough as much as you can.
You have to keep walking around
so you can release gas quickly.
- Make sure you walk, okay?
- Okay.
- How are you feeling?
- I've gotten a lot better.
Is that so?
Has she lost her mind?
6,350,000 WON
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE
JAY DEPARTMENT STORE
This is really something.
You guys can go ahead.
Where are you?
Where do you think?
Cheongdam-dong.
What's your deal?
- You must have been quite shocked.
- Did you buy all those things?
Right, I didn't find
the lowest price on the market,
so we probably lost some money.
Why are you
suddenly acting weird?
Maybe it's because
I escaped death.
I wanted to start doing things
I hadn't done before.
Is that why you spent...
Are you crazy? You
could buy a car with all that money.
I spent the last 20 years
not doing stuff like this.
I always used the handbags, coats,
and other things
after your mother
got tired of them.
But I've never considered
buying them myself.
I couldn't even make a credit card
since I had no job
and no assets under my name.
I had to go around with a credit
card that was under your name,
and I felt like I was being
watched every time I used it.
That's why I could never
spend money on myself,
like buying clothes or cosmetics,
or going to a salon.
Thank you.
- No one told you to live that way.
- Exactly.
You make good money,
and you even have a house you inherited.
So why did I live like that?
Why are you asking me that?
Because of my pride in wanting
to stay detached from your money?
Because I thought it was unreasonable
to spend money that I didn't earn myself?
I think those were the reasons.
- But?
- But all of that was pointless.
I want to live a little shamelessly
doing the things I want.
What?
I'm going to live
however I please from now on.
She hung up.
That was good.
So damn good.
Where were you hiding that
sharp tongue of yours this whole time?
You did well, okay?
You need to spend money
to learn how to spend it.
People think I
buy designer clothes every season
and travel abroad on vacation
because I got married into a rich family.
But my only asset is a house that required
taking out a large mortgage,
and my only source of income
is my husband's salary.
But I didn't dislike
being misunderstood.
I'm a snob after all.
You would've been more well-off
if you lived alone
and kept working.
You would've had a home and a car
under your name.
But still, I thought
my life was perfect.
I may be at the bottom of the food chain
within my own household,
but on the outside, I'm the wife
of a prominent university hospital doctor
and a mother of a rich household
with smart kids.
Though I'm just a housewife now,
I felt superior to others
because I was an elite
who finished med school.
I stood tall and proud.
I thought I was living an upper-class life
that wasn't lacking by any standard.
But?
But…
after coming back
from the brink of death,
it turns out all of
that was meaningless.
How can you sleep?
I bet you were happy
when your mother stopped you,
even though your wife was dying.
Do you think I wouldn't know
that you felt relieved?
You're a hypocrite
and a selfish prick
who acts as if you're the most ethical
and the most decent person in the world.
Through this opportunity,
I saw the real you, you horrible bastard.
Did you just slap me?
- Yeah.
- Why?
- Because I'm in a bad mood.
- What?
Do you get facial treatments?
Why is your skin so nice?
It seems like you haven't changed,
and I'm the only one who has gotten old.
You're mad that
I have nice skin?
So you slapped me?
This was the first time
you've been slapped in the face, right?
Yes.
So what?
You slapped me to give me
an experience I'd never had before?
It felt like I was slapped
out of nowhere like that too.
I came to my
senses after I got hit.
Why on earth are
you being like this?
If someone has been
through something that big,
psychological changes can occur.
They could want to go shopping,
not do housework,
and show hostility toward
family members for no reason.
Right, that can happen.
I…
Understand it all.
Do you really understand?
Yes.
I do understand.
So going forward,
just relax and focus on your recovery.
Don't worry about
household chores,
and do some shopping
from time to time too.
I have to go to the bathroom.
You don't go to the bathroom
in the middle of the night.
I do.
Be careful.
Hypocrite.
Mom, what about breakfast?
Even if I prepare breakfast,
you barely eat, so I didn't bother.
If you want to eat something,
prepare it yourself.
I-rang, make your own breakfast
from now on. Your mom is exhausted.
What about my coffee?
I bought some capsules over there.
Drink those.
They're so easy to use.
- Why would I drink instant coffee?
- What do you mean?
You said I didn't have to worry
about the household chores anymore.
- Did Jung-min already leave?
- No, he didn't come home yesterday.
Hey, that's my…
What about my detox juice?
The ingredients for yours
are in the fridge.
You can make it yourself.
Mother, will you be
okay with the juicer?
- Shall I teach you how to use it?
- It's fine. I'll figure it out myself.
Appliances are all the same.
Okay.
Right. Mother, here.
Please clean this too.
- Wait...
- Right. I'll be using the car today.
Hey…
What's with her?
Mom, it's still early.
Where are you going?
- To go eat brunch.
- Brunch?
- See you…
- I'll see you.
Thank you for the food.
Do you not have food at home?
Why did you barge into my house so early
asking for food?
This food is different though.
Your food is like medicine.
Don't even mention medicine.
If I think about how much
it made you suffer, it pains me.
It's fine. I'm alive right now
since my surgery went well.
I've been…
praying every day.
I don't even know how to pray,
but I pray with all my heart.
If I think about the donor
and their family,
I feel so guilty for feeling so happy
about my daughter living.
Why do you always think
you're a sinner and feel guilty?
Every night,
I feel so uneasy and restless.
I'm worried that you'll suffer again
due to transplant rejection.
Even when I'm praying
about how grateful I am,
my heart sinks
worrying about you.
My gosh, it's fine.
You don't have to worry.
I've been diligently taking
my immunosuppressants, okay?
So from now on,
always be healthy,
enjoy and live a happy life.
I want to do that too,
but it's not that easy.
Why?
I don't know what
makes me happy.
Happiness isn't rocket science.
Start with something small.
Something you like the best.
What is it that I like?
What did I like to do?
You don't even remember that?
The thing you liked
the most was studying.
Studying?
Come on, I'm
way too old to study.
I don't know what
you should study.
But ever since you were young,
you always liked
studying more than playing.
And you liked
learning about things.
RESIDENT
5 YEARS OF MOCK EXAMS
PEDIATRICS MOCK EXAM
I still have it.
"A faithful person
will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich
will not go unpunished."
"Amen."
- Mother, I'll be back home later.
- Jeong-suk.
You look good in those clothes.
I got myself a new outfit.
I see.
You're going out
frequently these days.
Can I ask what
plans you have tonight?
Yes, of course.
I'm going to drink wine with Mi-hee.
Wine?
- I'll be back later.
- Okay.
Jeong-suk, isn't that my bag?
This?
Well, I bought one
for myself as well.
Then it's a knock-off?
They made it so similar that
you can't tell the difference at a glance.
- Let me see the inside.
- Sure, take a look.
Oh, my. It's
exactly the same.
- It's the same as yours, isn't it?
- Yes.
It's because it's real.
Last time, when I went to pick up yours,
the store said they had one more.
It was so pretty
that I bought one too.
How could you
when it's so expensive?
I know, right? It
was really expensive.
But it's really
pretty, isn't it?
I'll be back later.
She must've gone crazy.
Lord have mercy.
She's recently had surgery,
- so pour her a little.
- I'll just hold the glass.
It's been so long
since I came to a place like this.
How is it that there are
so many places you haven't been to?
How did I end up like this?
Why are you asking me?
That's the life you chose to live.
Right, I brought this unhappiness
upon myself, no one else.
If your husband had been your liver donor,
would you still be like this?
No way.
If he had, I
would have been even more grateful
and pushed myself even harder
to become an even better wife.
Isn't it obvious?
Then you should have
just let Seung-hi have In-ho.
Seung-hi? Who's Seung-hi?
How do you not know her?
She's your husband's first love.
You rarely ask us
to come to this place.
You don't like
eating a lot like this.
It's hard to have
a proper meal these days.
Why? You said your wife
serves you food like a king.
I don't know. Ever
since she got sick,
she just hates doing everything.
Here, eat this too.
Seo In-ho and Choi Seung-hi
were a famous couple on campus.
Everyone thought that
they'd get married to each other.
Oh, my.
Gosh, how could I
forget that name?
I guess a lot of
time has passed.
You have a great memory.
Seung-hi, Mi-hee.
They used to call us the Hi-Hee sisters.
Right.
Even couples who were crazy
about each other at the start
naturally end up living
like strangers as time passes.
But we had an
issue from the get-go.
You were an extremely
problematic couple.
One day, In-ho up and left Seung-hi
and married you.
On top of that, it was
a shotgun marriage.
Exactly when was
Jung-min conceived?
- Forget about it.
- It's about time you tell me.
In the second year of
pre-med during winter break,
several classmates got together
and went to Seoraksan.
We said we would just go
until we reached Heundeulbawi,
but I didn't get very far
before I sprained my ankle,
so I went back to
where we were staying.
But for some reason,
Seo In-ho was the one who took me back.
My goodness.
I didn't expect you this early,
so I had the heater off.
It'll get warm soon.
When we got back to
our accommodation,
the owner must have
turned the heat all the way up
because it was boiling in there.
In-ho was compressing my ankle,
and his face got
so close to mine.
His face was so beautiful.
And he smelled so good too.
Wouldn't it have
been the same for him?
Two hotblooded youngsters
in a heated room all by themselves?
And Seung-hi was on a trip abroad, so
there was no one there to stop us.
I guess it was just meant to be
because the
timing was so perfect.
That's…
when Jung-min was conceived.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
You bastard.
You horrible bastard.
When you were going to school
with your belly bulging out,
we all felt bad for Seung-hi.
Imagine how absurd
it would've been for her.
Back then, we were all young,
so we all got past it.
But if you think about it now,
isn't Seo In-ho truly a horrible bastard?
He's a complete bastard.
And I'm…
a horrible brat too.
Still, your husband said he would
take responsibility for you and your child
and he married you.
Back then, it seemed admirable.
Your mother-in-law
threw a fit back then.
"You two, are you
out of your minds?"
Hey, I've been subservient my whole life
because of how grateful I was for that.
Flattering my husband, mother-in-law,
and then even the kids later on.
But seeing that
none of you ran away
and all three of you graduated
from medical school,
all of you really are something.
Do you know how
Seung-hi is doing?
You seem like your mind
is somewhere else lately.
Really? Sorry.
I was all out of sorts.
Is your daughter a sophomore?
Does she want to go to med school?
- Yes.
- She must be smart.
Well, she is.
But at this rate, she might have
to go to a med school outside of Seoul.
She got into art,
so she flunked a bit.
You seem indifferent about your kids,
but you are quite devoted.
Why are you saying that?
You know that I'm
not a great father.
This may be my guilt talking,
but it sounds like you're blaming me.
The fact I interfered
with your life.
- Do you resent me for it?
- I think it was fate.
The fact I met you again at the hospital
in the US where I went for training.
The fact that our connection
has brought us here.
They are some things
that humans cannot control.
I have no idea.
I don't meet
with former classmates that often.
After med school,
Seung-hi cut ties with everyone
while doing her residency in the US.
There are rumors
that she had kids and got divorced.
I see.
She must be living well.
She's the daughter of a rich family
that runs a clinic franchise
with over ten branches.
She was pretty
and had a good body.
Considering her upbringing,
it's easy for her to be rude,
but she had a great personality.
When you put it like that,
I feel even smaller.
I already can't control
this empty feeling in my heart.
Why? Do you feel uneasy?
There has to be a realistic way
to get rid of this empty feeling.
What is it?
Perhaps…
a man?
Are you filming a commercial or something?
The video came out great.
I'm sure it'll blow up
if you upload it on social media.
Man, my foot.
I'm going to ask
to have my name
added to the house deed.
That's great!
At our age, I think
that's a reasonable request
between a couple
that's been married for over 20 years!
- Right?
- Go get it, Cha Jeong-suk.
Patient Kim Yeon-suk
from ward 151,
please return to the ward.
I have surgery
soon, so no tea for me.
What brings you to the hospital?
You look surprised.
It's not like I'm not allowed to be here.
It's just that
you've never visited me here.
I wanted to see Jung-min,
so I thought I'd drop by.
I have something to say too.
What is it? I only
have five minutes...
Our house.
I want it to be jointly owned.
Jointly owned? With whom?
Isn't that obvious? Me.
So that's the reason
you came all the way here?
I always wondered,
"Why is my phone
the only thing I have under my name?"
"Are other families
like this too?"
I was always so curious
but too embarrassed to ask.
I thought other wives
would treat me like an idiot.
I inherited that house,
so I can't do whatever I want with it.
We'll talk later at home.
I have nothing else to say.
Prepare to answer
me when you get home.
What, you crazy bastard?
Who are you to send
a patient home, you idiot!
I mean, I said that
they needed to be tested,
but the patient was adamant
about going home.
Did it make you feel
like you were a real doctor
after the patient
said they felt better
just because of
some painkillers you prescribed?
Stop playing doctor at the ER.
That patient should've had an appendectomy
and be in a hospital bed.
But because of you,
they're in excruciating pain
from septic shock from panperitonitis.
Do you understand?
What are you doing?
Hurry up and contact that patient.
She's literally crushing him.
She even looks mean.
Doctor.
Doctor.
Oh, my. Professor.
- But did you just call me "doctor"?
- Yes.
It's been so long
since someone called me that,
so it didn't cross my mind
you'd be referring to me.
But it's nice to
be called a doctor.
It's nothing, but you seem
to be enjoying it a lot.
Doctor.
Give me your number.
I feel like you
misconstrue things often.
That's not it. It's just that you asked
for my number so suddenly.
I'm sorry.
The pictures of you.
I thought I should send them to you.
Right.
You're right. There's no need for you
to hold onto photos of me.
Here you go.
I sent them.
Okay.
You can delete them now.
What brings you here though?
Someone asked to see me.
What about you?
I came to meet my
son and husband.
You said they were
both doctors, right?
So they work here.
Do you feel all right?
Yes, you performed
the surgery so well.
I wasn't able to
properly thank you.
I guess being sick made me
forget my manners.
Thank you so
much, Dr. Kim.
To a doctor, there's no better thank you
than if a patient becomes healthy again.
I had forgotten for a long time,
but being a doctor…
is such a good profession.
You heal the sick.
Do you have plans to work again?
What?
That'd be a disservice
to the patients.
You saw what happened last time.
That's not true.
I think you would do a good job.
Me?
THE 48TH CLASS OF
GUSAN UNIVERSITY
Joint ownership?
Yes, I thought that
I should consult with you.
Of course, you
should consult me!
I'm the one who
persuaded your father
- to switch the deed to your name early.
- Right.
Did the big surgery
mess with her head or something?
I was surprised too...
Don't even listen to her.
She'll hear you.
That's the point!
How dare she demand this?
She must've gone crazy
after that sickness.
Look at her going
on a power trip!
- Stop going on a power trip!
- Come on.
Let go.
My back hurts.
I thought I had
it under control.
RESIDENT
DR. CHA JEONG-SUK
Do you have plans to work again?
Come here for a moment.
CHA JEONG-SUK
What is it?
About the joint ownership,
I consulted my mother...
I consulted her, and…
I think it'll be hard.
She doesn't want to do it?
It's under your name.
She's from an older generation,
so she may not be
able to understand.
I hope you can
understand this time.
Was there ever a time
when I didn't understand?
Don't go all
negative about this.
You seem to be having fun lately
even without this.
Honey.
What if…
I applied for residency?
- What?
- Because of Jung-min's accident,
I gave up on the residency.
Lately, I have a lot of regrets
about what I gave up back then.
I was thinking of
starting my practice…
again.
Applying for
residency? Why now?
Seriously, stop making me laugh.
If you want to work,
go to work for a local clinic.
I have to have experience
to work at a clinic too.
I haven't practiced in 20 years,
so how can I suddenly treat patients?
It might be hard,
but going through my residency...
You'll be 50 by
the time you finish.
The average life expectancy is longer now,
so that's still young.
Who would welcome
an old and sick resident?
Don't be a nuisance
and just drop it.
If you keep being like this,
I'm going to apply to your hospital
and your department.
I'm the chief of my department.
I won't pick you.
When we were in school,
my grades were much better than yours.
I took the lead after pre-med.
That's because I
had a baby then!
If you had helped
me out with the baby,
my grades wouldn't have dropped.
If that's what you want to do,
then give it a shot.
It's pretty obvious what your score
will be if you take the test now.
Once you fail,
you'll finally get a reality check.
If I pass, what
will you do then?
Just go to sleep.
Bonjour.
This place makes
proper French cuisine.
It's a Michelin two-star.
It's hard to get a
reservation here,
but I asked a friend to pull some strings
so I could come here with you.
I see.
There's no mother-in-law like
me, is there?
Yes.
A mother-in-law
like you is rare.
Eat up. I'm not sure
if it'll suit your palate though.
Okay.
I'm sure you already
heard it from In-ho,
but I thought it would be better
to hear it from me directly and honestly.
In-ho wanted to add your name
to the house deed,
but I told him he can't.
Your father-in-law plugged away
at his hospital to
buy that house.
Though sons and daughters
are treated the same now,
things are different
in a prestigious family like ours.
Assets should be passed down
from a son to their son.
In the end, all the family assets
will be passed down to Jung-min.
As his mother, there's no need
to touch your son's assets, right?
Don't take what I said to heart.
And don't give your husband
a hard time about this either, okay?
Okay.
You should use this car.
I thought about
getting you a new one,
but it's only been a year
since I bought it,
so it's as good as new.
It's okay, Mother.
I understand what you're saying.
All right.
You're a smart girl.
Shall we have some wine?
Okay.
2022 RESIDENT
EXAM PREP BOOK
Honey…
What?
Jeez.
Goodness.
Wait. I'm getting
off too. I'm sorry!
Jeez, it's cold.
SURGERY MOCK EXAM
RESIDENT ASSESSMENT
EXAMINATION
2022 RESIDENT
ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
Ms. Cha Jeong-suk's score
for the 2022 resident
assessment examination is 49.
2022 RESIDENT ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
49 OUT OF 50
JUNG-MIN, YOUR RESIDENCY EXAM
SCORE IS OUT, RIGHT?
HOW DID YOU DO?
MY SON: I SCORED 45
THAT'S A GREAT SCORE AS AN INTERN
CONGRATULATIONS!
It's a fresh, good look on you.
Great.
That's great.
One more time.
RESIDENCY APPLICATION
NAME: CHA JEONG-SUK
DEPARTMENT
Female, 36 years old.
We suspect she has multiple fractures in
her abdomen and pelvis from a car crash.
She went into cardiac arrest,
so we've been performing CPR.
For how long? Is
everything else okay?
We've been performing
it for ten minutes.
Transfer her quickly.
Someone hold her bag valve mask
and someone keep performing CPR.
What are you
doing? Switch with him!
Have you never performed CPR?
- I'll do it!
- Let's go.
DEPARTMENT: SURGERY
No.
Being a surgeon at my age
would be pushing it.
Hi, Ye-bin.
I have to take some blood samples.
There you go.
Doctor.
Yes?
How long can I live?
Even the thought
of it is heartbreaking.
I don't think I
can treat sick kids.
What should I do?
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
There are resident interviews today,
and I was looking through them
when I came across
a fascinating candidate.
She's older than me.
She always got good grades.
She scored high
on the medical licensing exam.
And she scored 49
on the resident exams.
I wonder why such a smart person
didn't practice for so long.
What's the point?
She'll be 50 soon.
How many applicants
do we have this time?
There are three spots
and four applicants.
Then it's
decided. She's out.
Dr. Choi, wasn't she a classmate
of yours in med school?
You seem like
you're similar in age.
Yes. But it's been so long
that my memory is kind of fuzzy.
But it says right here
that she received a liver transplant.
What? Liver transplant.
Goodness.
Then she's 200% out.
- Hey.
- What's the deal with your wife?
- What do you mean?
- She applied...
She applied to our hospital
in my department.
Did you already know?
Really?
One of the professors doing the interviews
showed me her application.
She definitely applied.
Cha Jeong-suk, Gusan University
School of Medicine, freshman in 1995.
She scored 49 on
the resident exams.
Hello? Say something.
She scored 49? That
woman has completely lost her mind!
Sorry. Hang
up for a minute.
JUNG-MIN'S DAD
- Your call cannot be…
- Damn it.
JUNG-MIN'S MOM
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
2022 RESIDENCY INTERVIEWS
I'll be there soon.
Okay, please just check for now.
GUSAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- Kim U-ju.
- Yes.
Mom?
Mom.
You can't just come here.
It's fine.
INTERVIEW
IDENTIFICATION TAG
I'm here for an interview too.
- What?
- Let's talk later.
You've got this!
How is your health right now?
As I wrote in my application,
I received a liver transplant,
and I am healthy now.
You may not have any difficulty
in your everyday life.
However, the training
process demands
a lot of mental
and physical energy, does it not?
You must be taking
immunosuppressants right now too.
- Yes.
- What if you get infected in the hospital?
Nothing's more important
than your life.
That's enough.
She must know that the best.
Also, you are not young.
To be exact, you're a bit old.
I mean, you're very old.
- Are you 45?
- I'm 46.
To be honest, given your age,
it won't be easy to maintain
a good relationship with your colleagues.
To be even more honest,
you already know
that others will dislike you.
Yes, hello?
Yes, this is Cha Jeong-suk.
Excuse me.
If you don't mind,
could I know the
reason I was rejected?
Was it because of my age?
Yes, okay.
So what did they say?
They told me to look for other hospitals
before it's too late.
Then you should apply
to a smaller hospital.
You can just go somewhere else.
Why are you so down?
Failure is always painful.
- Welcome.
- Hello.
What happened to your face?
What about it?
You don't look well.
Really?
I feel fine.
Then that's a relief.
Right, why don't
you go on a vacation?
You're probably mentally
exhausted after the surgery.
Don't you think it'd be good for you
to go somewhere nice?
She got rejected.
What a relief.
Congratulations.
Even though test methods have advanced,
you can't miss that point.
- Yes.
- Yes, okay.
Yes, okay.
DOCTOR CHA
Being sorry won't solve this
issue. What will you do now?
We'll have to make her quit.
Honey, can you drop me off?
No, I can't.
How can you decide on a treatment plan
for a patient when you know so little?
You can't even pretend
to be a doctor at this rate.
No one knows about me and her.
- And we don't want people to know.
- Why not?
The people at the hospital don't know
that they're my son and husband.
I know, but when are you going
to get a divorce?
Subtitle translation
by: Yoon-ji Chi