Doctor John (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 28 - Episode #1.28 - full transcript
ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES, AND
ASSOCIATIONS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
Please...
Please...
The number you called cannot be reached.
The address is Seongjin-ro 144-2.
I think a man has collapsed. Please hurry.
Seongjin-ro 144-2? We're on our way.
How is the man's condition?
-I don't know.
-Sorry? What did you say?
I said I don't know!
He doesn't know if he's in pain
even when he is!
KANG SI-YOUNG
He's a CIPA patient.
The high temperature
might have given him a fever,
so please bring ice packs.
Take his temperature
as soon as you find him.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER
Where is Dr. Cha--
-I mean, where is Cha Yo-han?
-This way, please.
He's here.
Dr. Cha, are you okay?
I'm fine.
-What happened?
-I fell.
Anything else? Do you have a fever?
You have a fever.
Anything else? Have you done any tests?
Everything else is fine.
It's nothing serious.
Are Gi-seok's test results out?
Like you predicted, an abscess was found,
so we put him on antibiotics.
I see.
Dr. Kang called you to tell you that.
You never picked up,
so she called 911.
We were so scared.
How is Gi-seok doing?
No. Let's go back to the hospital.
We can talk on our way there.
No.
You're staying here until your fever goes.
Don't think you can escape like this.
A CERTAIN CHOICE
Just a second.
How is he?
We need his phlegm test result
to be certain.
But the abscess found on his MRI
is consistent with nocardiosis,
so he's been put on antibiotics.
NOCARDIOSIS: LUNG INFECTION COMMON IN
THOSE WITH A WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM
Where is Dr. Cha?
He's not in the hospital.
He's been excluded from medical duties.
The diagnosis was made by Dr. Cha, right?
Is that right?
That's right.
He sure is incredible.
Yes?
The ethics commission has made a decision.
Let's deal with Dr. Cha first,
and then you suspend
the life-prolonging treatment for Kang.
ETHICS COMMISSION'S DECISION
THERE ARE VALID REASONS ENDING
THE TREATMENT FOR THIS PATIENT
TO LEGITIMATELY SUSPEND
LIFE-PROLONGING TREATMENT...
Losing Dr. Cha...
would be a great loss for us.
Even after leaving the hospital,
he focused on diagnosing Lee Gi-seok.
So?
Chairman Kang...
was devoted to producing great doctors.
I'm wondering
if we're going against his will.
To me, Dr. Cha is a ticking bomb.
We've had problems
ever since he joined us.
Also, do you want this turmoil to go on?
We need to be done with him
before we can move on to other matters.
Let's go.
I feel completely fine now.
Let's go, Si-young.
Why hasn't he called yet?
It's him.
Hold on.
You want to look fine, don't you?
Dr. Cha.
Can you see me?
Yes, I can see you.
Gi-seok. It's Dr. Cha. Can you see him?
Gi-seok.
How do you feel?
If you feel okay, blink your eyes once.
You'll recover little by little.
Once your pneumonia gets better,
it'll be easier to breathe.
Then you'll be taken off the ventilator.
After that, you'll be able
to move your hands and feet.
You'll be able to turn your head, too.
Thanks, Gi-seok.
You must have been frightened,
but you pulled through.
Hang in there.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
Okay?
You can do this, Gi-seok.
Stay strong.
Are you wondering why he isn't here?
He'll be here.
He will be.
He just needs a little time.
Doesn't it hurt?
Why would it hurt?
You know it doesn't.
It looks like it hurts a lot.
Does it?
You can say that it hurts.
Please say that it hurts.
You always say you're okay.
It must be hard.
You're always concerned about me.
You're always anxious.
I'm your guardian, you know.
That's my job.
Let's go in.
Si-young.
Thanks.
You once told me
you have no idea what you would do...
if you ever quit being a doctor.
I just realized
that you should treat patients
all your life.
Nothing else would suit you.
So, please don't get sick.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Don't you ever get sick.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
It's absurd.
How can he treat patients
if he can't feel pain?
-A CIPA patient?
-He has a disease.
He's a CIPA patient.
Oh, my. I can't believe it.
I saw it on Our Famous Doctors.
-It's unbelievable.
-He can't feel pain?
Gi-seok's phlegm culture
test results just came back.
It's a definite diagnosis. Did you hear?
Yes.
Is Dr. Cha doing okay?
He's going to stay home and get some rest.
Isn't Dr. Cha working today?
No, he won't be treating
any patients for a while.
Why all of a sudden?
I came all the way here
from outside the city.
I heard Dr. Cha is sick.
Is that really true?
What's wrong with him?
He has that illness
where he isn't able to feel pain.
Something called
congenital insensitivity...
-It's something like that.
-You're done now.
-What?
-We'll call you
if you wait outside.
-We're all done here.
-Okay.
Please get changed into your patient gown.
You may go now.
Here you go.
What's up?
They're gathering a disciplinary
committee for Dr. Cha tomorrow.
What? It's tomorrow?
That's so fast.
I know. I think they're going to be
pretty tough on him.
Is it normally this easy to fire someone?
They'll fire him if he damaged
the hospital's reputation.
All they care about
is the hospital's image.
Then what should we do?
Are we just going to watch
Dr. Cha get fired?
Dr. Cha, did you get the summons?
-It's tomorrow.
-I don't need to go, right?
Committee's going to gather
even if you don't attend.
If you don't come, you won't get
a chance to explain.
-Is that okay with you?
-Yes, it's fine.
Okay, I'll call you.
By the way...
do you have time today?
Today?
There's someone I'd like you to meet.
Do you remember asking me
who recommended you to this hospital?
I want you to meet that person.
Hello, how do you feel now?
Is it true?
Is Dr. Cha really unable to feel pain?
-Yes.
-My goodness.
That's unbelievable.
I really didn't know that about him.
Yes.
Dr. Cha has CIPA.
But don't you remember
who treated your neuralgia?
It was Dr. Cha.
He's a very competent doctor--
Yes, exactly.
I couldn't even open my mouth properly.
And because of that,
I couldn't eat or talk.
I went through such a hard time.
But how could someone who knows
nothing about pain
treat me so well?
He deserves an award for that.
When is he planning to return?
I'd love to thank him myself.
I should thank you.
Thank you so much, sir.
I want everyone to come inside. Hurry.
-I think I know how we can help Dr. Cha.
-How?
-Really?
-How can we help?
I'm going to divide you into two teams.
-Here you go.
-Please fill in the form.
You know Dr. Cha, right?
Can you please give this a read?
Once you're done reading it,
there's a survey...
Really? Okay, thank you.
Okay, bye.
Sir, Dr. Cha is here.
Hello, my name is Cha Yo-han.
I've always wanted to meet you.
Take a seat.
Sit down.
Why did you want to see me, sir?
At first, you probably wanted
to become a doctor
so you could find out more
about your own illness,
not because you wanted to treat patients.
I felt the same way.
I wanted to know more
about this illness I had,
which caused my muscles
and organs to get stiff.
And I wanted to find a way to cure it.
However, I failed.
Instead, I was able to come across
another method.
I found a way...
to get rid of the pain
instead of the illness itself.
Don't you want to know what that is?
Show him.
Hello.
Nurse.
May I help you?
Is there a clinical trial for people
who have terminal cancer?
The thing is, my sister
got this text yesterday.
There's going to be a presentation
regarding clinical trials
for patients with terminal cancer.
I'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.
at Death Talks.
DEATH TALKS
Death Talks.
Isn't this the gathering
you attended yesterday?
Death Talks?
THE BRAIN WAVES STARTED AT BETA
AND DISPLAYED THETA
IT FLATLINED AND MS. PARK HYUN-SOOK
PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY
CHERUBIM PROMISES YOU A PAINLESS ENDING
What do you think?
Is this the police?
There's a murderer here.
Not only did he conspire to murder,
but he also committed murder.
What if I reported you to the police
for having killed my patient?
Why are you showing this to me?
"Murder"?
If this isn't murder,
do you think this is salvation?
"Salvation"?
What's the big deal about death?
Everyone dies.
But not everyone can die in peace.
No one in this world...
can avoid death.
So, why is it so bad
to want to die in peace?
If you're put in charge
of a patient who's in severe pain...
and you happened to have this drug...
what kind of choice would you make?
PROSECUTOR SON SEOK-KI
PROSECUTOR SON, YOO RI-HYE
GOT THE TEXT
THERE'S A PRESENTATION REGARDING...
CHAE EUN-JEONG
-Someone sent this to Yoo Ri-hye?
-Yes.
Isn't it weird?
This isn't a common method
to gather volunteers for a clinical trial.
-When did she get the text?
-Yesterday.
Then it's today.
Dr. Cha, don't go.
I still have a lot more to say.
Dr. Cha.
This is what you wanted to do?
You'll use me to legalize euthanasia
-so you could sell the drug?
-I have the illness.
I have the same illness as the minister.
The illness that gets
me trapped in my own body.
Illness that kills my body
even if my mind's healthy.
For patients like me...
that drug is our only hope.
Myung-oh.
Myung-oh, listen to me. Okay?
This causes new issues
unrelated to euthanasia.
Will that drug only go
to the doctors and patients who need it?
Anyone can die
and anyone can kill with it.
People won't want
to save or cure patients anymore.
I wanted to help...
patients like me.
I'm sorry that you're sick.
But you...
don't want to help patients.
You wanted to help yourself.
Dr. Cha! Dr. Cha!
-It's Gi-seok. Save him.
-Dad.
No.
What's the big deal about death?
Mom. You fought hard.
I love you, Mom.
It hurts.
It hurts so much.
Stop.
Dad's in too much pain.
Speeding up death to bring comfort
is different from doing so to take a life!
I'm...
not a doctor who kills.
Save me.
Doctor, I want to live.
Do you know what death is?
When they're forgotten
by their loved ones.
Sir.
Let's set things up.
Call the doctor.
Yes, sir. I will.
At Death Talks?
If something like the Cherubim
video happens, Death Talks
could become a murder site.
Shall we set off? There's not much time.
NEW MESSAGE CHA YO-HAN
127 SEONGBUK-DONG, SEONGBUK-GU
"127 Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu"?
It's ex-minister Lee Won-gil's address.
-What is this?
-I said
it's ex-minister Lee Won-gil's address.
Why did you send me...
Do you know something?
You once told me about a drug.
What if there's a drug that allows you
to die comfortably in happiness?
-Cherubim.
-Cherubim.
Did you see the video?
Yes.
-You knew about the drug.
-Yes.
So what? What connection does
Cherubim have with ex-minister Lee?
Ex-minister Lee showed me that video...
and the location he did so was his house.
Isn't that enough?
-Arrest him quickly.
-Why me?
Why are you telling me this?
Considering who you're up against,
I need someone to investigate obsessively
without giving into suppression.
Your obsessiveness.
Use it in this case, not against me.
We must leave immediately in two teams.
Someone saw the Cherubim video
at ex-minister Lee Won-gil's home.
We'll go there. You go to Death Talks.
-Call the local precinct for help.
-Okay.
Sir. Where did you get the tip?
-That's a secret.
-Pardon?
I must protect my source. Let's go.
I understand.
Take care of the rest for me,
doctor.
DOCTOR
CHERUBIM
Death...
is a majestic grace that relieves us...
from all pain and sadness.
Goodbye, my friend.
CHERUBIM
No one is answering.
-Wait here until I call for you.
-Yes, sir.
He's dead.
CHERUBIM
Hi. How are things over there?
They sent a mass text
canceling the gathering.
But one of the members is gone.
Is he missing?
It's too early to say,
but he was here with the others
and disappeared right before we arrived.
We can't reach him.
Track his phone, identify him,
and go to his home and his relatives'.
Yes, sir.
Doctor.
Thank you...
for letting me die peacefully.
This drug, Cherubim,
is different from
all other euthanasia drugs.
To the very end...
this will make you feel happy.
-Hello.
-Doctor. Have some water.
I'm Jung Chan-seok,
Zinmu Rijund's sales manager.
Hanse's Pain Management Center
will change completely.
Was that the doctor who just left?
If...
the euthanasia law isn't passed,
this drug will be of no use.
Our mission...
is to provide the drug the patient needs
when they need it.
Let's wait for that time to come, doctor.
Yes, sir.
CHERUBIM
-Yes?
-Ex-minister Lee Won-gil.
He's dead.
We must check, but I think
the cause of death is Cherubim.
What about Han Myung-oh?
We're looking for him.
I need to get your statement.
-Come to my office tomorrow.
-Sure.
I have a question.
Cherubim.
Why did you reject it?
If I were to obtain such a drug,
I wouldn't cling to find answers,
think, or worry endlessly.
About what?
What I can do for a patient
whose hope is fading.
I wouldn't care to think anymore.
Most doctors would end up like that.
So would most patient's families...
and patients.
Sir.
Oh, right. I'm sorry.
About...
the post on your hospital's website.
That doesn't matter.
I found this.
A research team at Clevlend Clinic
is studying pain management
with the CIPA gene.
Kang Si-young.
Thank you.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
DEAR PROF. CHA YO-HAN
FIRST, THANKS FOR THE INTEREST
IN OUR RESEARCH AND FOR APPLYING
I REVIEWED YOUR CAREER AND RESEARCH
ACHIEVEMENTS THOROUGHLY,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE RESEARCH WE'RE DOING
AND YOUR BACKGROUND ARE A GOOD FIT
SO I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN OUR RESEARCH LAB
I'D LIKE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU
TO JOIN IN FUTURE RESEARCH
KANG SI-YOUNG
Hello?
How are you?
I'm fine.
The disciplinary committee hasn't met yet.
No one knows the result.
That's important,
but your health is even more important.
Let's exercise together from now on.
Dr. Cha.
Si-young.
-Yes?
-I told you before...
That I'd try not to make you worry.
Yes.
Don't worry about me too much.
Don't talk as if I do nothing but worry.
You do.
I'm being hopeful, not worrying.
I want to live...
a long, healthy life
with the person I like.
-I know.
-You don't know.
You don't know anything.
I apologize.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Why should you apologize?
Go to bed.
It's late.
Sleep well.
Sweet dreams.
You too.
STATEMENT, CHA YO-HAN
We searched ex-minister Lee's home
and Zinmu Rijund.
We found nothing on Cherubim.
They made the drug,
so there must be a chemical formula.
In someone's head.
Han Myung-oh left Korea yesterday
with Jung Chan-seok.
-Jung Chan-seok?
-Yes.
Zinmu Rijund's sales manager.
He used to be a doctor in the Netherlands.
He got interested in
the euthanasia law, came here,
and helped develop Cherubim.
We asked Interpol to get them both.
What?
Do you have something to say?
Last night, I got these text messages.
I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,
THAT I TRIED TO HELP MYSELF
I thought about what you said.
That I tried to help myself.
The ex-minister and I had other options
if it were just about us.
We could just go to a country
that allows euthanasia.
But there are many people...
who can't afford to go
or don't have the opportunity to.
To them, Cherubim is their only hope.
I'll leave that hope intact...
INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
...until the day comes
when I can help them.
I'll take a photo.
As evidence.
Also...
one of Death Talks' members
was found dead
in Gyeonggi Province's mountain.
CHERUBIM
The moment he died,
did he really feel at ease?
It may seem like a peaceful death,
but I think...
he felt lonely.
He was alone, without family...
in a place that became a crime scene.
I'd like to go if we're done.
Thank you.
I kept my options open.
Be careful.
You're in no condition...
to work too hard.
SUBJECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION
We'll start the disciplinary committee
against Cha Yo-han
of Anesthesiology and Pain Management.
Dr. Cha will not be present.
Half of those present
must vote to pass a verdict.
If it's a tie,
the director has the deciding vote.
Let's begin.
YES
NO
YES
VOTE ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION
NO
They started.
What now?
We have to go in before it's over.
We're ready.
Good job.
Isn't that them?
We have an unexpected result.
The number of votes...
AGREE: 8, DISAGREE: 8
...is equally divided.
That means you have the final call.
Yes.
Here's my decision.
Cha Yo-han of Anesthesiology and
Pain Management shall be dismissed--
Wait!
What's going on?
How dare you come in here?
Excuse us.
But...
it's not just us here.
What?
Hello, Mr. Choi.
I'm Kang Si-young
at Hanse's Pain Management Center.
Hello, Father Yu. It's Kang Mi-rae.
How are you?
I'd like to speak to Mr. Joo Hyung-woo.
I called to ask for a favor
regarding Dr. Cha Yo-han.
I called to ask for a favor.
Really?
He's overseas right now?
When does he return?
Hello.
I'm Joo Hyung-woo. Dr. Cha diagnosed me
with myasthenia gravis
and I'm in recovery.
I'm Yu Deok-kyu.
Dr. Cha diagnosed me with melioidosis
and I'm fully recovered.
I'm Choi Seung-won. Dr. Cha diagnosed me
with zoster sine herpete
and freed me from pain.
I'm Choi Seung-won's daughter,
Choi Seul-ah.
I'm the mother of Lee Gi-seok,
a patient here
who suffers from
the same illness as Dr. Cha.
My son was unconscious.
Thanks to Dr. Cha, he was diagnosed
and is now being treated.
This committee
didn't gather to hear you speak.
There are hospital rules to be followed.
What is a hospital?
Isn't it where doctors cure patients?
How can you say
the patients' voices don't count?
On behalf of the patients,
we demand that Dr. Cha
be allowed to return.
We gave an interview
before coming in here.
Why did you gather to do this?
We're here because
we heard Hanse Medical Center
banned a skilled doctor
who really cares for his patients
from treating them
just because he has CIPA.
Is that skilled doctor
the one who diagnosed you last time?
-Dr. Cha Yo-han?
-Yes.
He's a doctor that patients truly need.
JOO HYUNG-WOO GIVES INTERVIEW,
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
When a hospital fires a doctor
the patients want...
what do you think will happen?
-Time will tell.
-The patients want him?
You're just a few, and it's not your call.
There aren't just a few.
These are petitions
requesting Dr. Cha's return,
signed by our patients.
If you agree, please sign it.
Can you sign this?
Please sign and say yes.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
PETITION
-I signed mine.
-Did you? Thanks.
Thank you.
PETITION
KWON SEO-JIN
PETITION
KIM HO-JUN
Well done, everyone.
Thank you so much for coming over to help.
Don't thank me. I had to come.
He's right. Thank you
for asking me to come.
I'll pray that Gi-seok gets better soon.
Thank you.
Well done.
Good job.
The most-searched keyword right now
is Hanse Medical Center.
The second is Joo Hyung-woo.
The third is CIPA.
"Lee Gi-seok has
the same illness as Dr. Cha.
Shouldn't Dr. Cha be allowed to
treat him until he recovers?"
That's the public sentiment.
Director Kang cares most about
what people think.
He'll vote to bring Dr. Cha back,
don't you think?
Let's wait and see.
Hello?
What?
Lee Gi-seok?
Wait here, ma'am.
RESTRICTED AREA
You aren't responding
to the current treatment.
The only other option
is a high-dosage pulse therapy.
If it further weakens your immune system,
you won't be able to take it.
Why did you gather to do this?
We're here because
we heard Hanse Medical Center
banned a skilled doctor
who really cares for his patients
from treating them
just because he has CIPA.
Is that skilled doctor
the one who diagnosed you last time?
-Dr. Cha Yo-han?
-Yes.
He's a doctor that patients truly need.
Not just me, but many patients think so.
We plan to tell the hospital staff.
You did so much.
I went to so many hospitals.
No one could help and the pain worsened.
-No doctor or family...
-Yes?
Dr. Cha? Gi-seok can't open his eyes.
Pupillary reflex is slow.
Vitals stable,
so we took him off medication,
but he developed bradycardia
-and his BP is rising. It's 160--
-In relaxation phase?
Seventy-six.
I think the brain pressure's rising.
Raise his breathing
and put him on mannitol.
MANNITOL FOR BRAIN PRESSURE
I'll come right over.
GYEONGSEO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Hanse Medical Center, please.
-Doctor.
-How is he?
His pupils are fully dilated.
SIGN OF BRAIN DAMAGE
Drain the abscess or he'll lose his brain.
Call Neurosurgery and book an OR.
And...
get his mother's consent.
RESTRICTED AREA
We can insert a tube to drain
the abscess and reduce the pressure.
But the pus has spread
throughout the brain,
and we can't get it all.
The brain stem is too risky to touch.
We can't guarantee his brain
will fully function after the surgery.
You know we can't control
the pressure with medication alone.
Surgery is the only option.
Will the operation...
make him better?
He has serious neurological issues.
Whether he'll go back to being
the Gi-seok you knew,
we can't say for sure.
If he doesn't have surgery now,
he might become brain-dead.
The surgery requested by
Anesthesiology has no point.
Hello.
OPERATING ROOM STATUS
-Dr. Cha.
-Why don't we have an OR ready?
I just got a call.
Department is still discussing it.
Ma'am.
-You signed a surgery consent form?
-Yes.
Gi-seok will have surgery now.
What are you doing? Move him now.
Dr. Cha.
The location is really bad.
You have to think rationally
about how dangerous it is
and how likely he is to recover.
"How dangerous it is"?
Without surgery, he'll die.
Switch to an Ambu bag.
What are you doing?
Rapid increase of brain pressure's
damaging his brain.
-He needs surgery before he's brain-dead.
-I saw his charts.
You know he's unlikely
to recover from surgery.
If he doesn't get surgery,
instead of being unlikely to recover,
he won't recover.
Even if he recovers,
he won't go back to being normal.
In the worst-case scenario,
he'll have to spend
the rest of his life in that state.
Is the Ambu bag ready?
-Move.
-Dr. Cha.
I said move. If we don't do it, he'll die!
You might inflict even more pain.
Are you really doing this for the patient?
Is this really consistent with
the judgments you've made so far
as a doctor?
Move.
His guardian gave her consent.
So move.
Gi-seok.
Gi-seok.
It's bradycardia.
His blood pressure is 65 over 20.
His SpO2 is 80.
Give him one ampoule of atropine.
Gi-seok.
He's not responding. Epinephrine.
Gi-seok.
Ma'am, you can't enter.
Please wait here.
Let's go in!
RESTRICTED AREA
Gi-seok.
Let me do it.
Dr. Cha, let me take over.
Gi-seok's guardian wants to talk to you.
Doctor.
Live.
Live, Gi-seok.
Please live.
Gi-seok.
Dr. Cha.
Stop.
Gi-seok's mother wants you to stop.
She doesn't want him to have surgery.
Gi-seok.
Live. Live, Gi-seok.
Gi-seok.
Hang in there.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
Do you...
have the same disease as me?
Just like you.
All right. Just like me.
Let him go now.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Aren't you going to ask me
why I chose you?
Yes?
Why don't you ask him directly?
Why would I? He's not going to stay
at our hospital anyway.
Si-young!
Wake up.
Why would I go there?
If you don't, you'll regret it later.
I'm sorry. I should have told you earlier.
ASSOCIATIONS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
Please...
Please...
The number you called cannot be reached.
The address is Seongjin-ro 144-2.
I think a man has collapsed. Please hurry.
Seongjin-ro 144-2? We're on our way.
How is the man's condition?
-I don't know.
-Sorry? What did you say?
I said I don't know!
He doesn't know if he's in pain
even when he is!
KANG SI-YOUNG
He's a CIPA patient.
The high temperature
might have given him a fever,
so please bring ice packs.
Take his temperature
as soon as you find him.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER
Where is Dr. Cha--
-I mean, where is Cha Yo-han?
-This way, please.
He's here.
Dr. Cha, are you okay?
I'm fine.
-What happened?
-I fell.
Anything else? Do you have a fever?
You have a fever.
Anything else? Have you done any tests?
Everything else is fine.
It's nothing serious.
Are Gi-seok's test results out?
Like you predicted, an abscess was found,
so we put him on antibiotics.
I see.
Dr. Kang called you to tell you that.
You never picked up,
so she called 911.
We were so scared.
How is Gi-seok doing?
No. Let's go back to the hospital.
We can talk on our way there.
No.
You're staying here until your fever goes.
Don't think you can escape like this.
A CERTAIN CHOICE
Just a second.
How is he?
We need his phlegm test result
to be certain.
But the abscess found on his MRI
is consistent with nocardiosis,
so he's been put on antibiotics.
NOCARDIOSIS: LUNG INFECTION COMMON IN
THOSE WITH A WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM
Where is Dr. Cha?
He's not in the hospital.
He's been excluded from medical duties.
The diagnosis was made by Dr. Cha, right?
Is that right?
That's right.
He sure is incredible.
Yes?
The ethics commission has made a decision.
Let's deal with Dr. Cha first,
and then you suspend
the life-prolonging treatment for Kang.
ETHICS COMMISSION'S DECISION
THERE ARE VALID REASONS ENDING
THE TREATMENT FOR THIS PATIENT
TO LEGITIMATELY SUSPEND
LIFE-PROLONGING TREATMENT...
Losing Dr. Cha...
would be a great loss for us.
Even after leaving the hospital,
he focused on diagnosing Lee Gi-seok.
So?
Chairman Kang...
was devoted to producing great doctors.
I'm wondering
if we're going against his will.
To me, Dr. Cha is a ticking bomb.
We've had problems
ever since he joined us.
Also, do you want this turmoil to go on?
We need to be done with him
before we can move on to other matters.
Let's go.
I feel completely fine now.
Let's go, Si-young.
Why hasn't he called yet?
It's him.
Hold on.
You want to look fine, don't you?
Dr. Cha.
Can you see me?
Yes, I can see you.
Gi-seok. It's Dr. Cha. Can you see him?
Gi-seok.
How do you feel?
If you feel okay, blink your eyes once.
You'll recover little by little.
Once your pneumonia gets better,
it'll be easier to breathe.
Then you'll be taken off the ventilator.
After that, you'll be able
to move your hands and feet.
You'll be able to turn your head, too.
Thanks, Gi-seok.
You must have been frightened,
but you pulled through.
Hang in there.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
Okay?
You can do this, Gi-seok.
Stay strong.
Are you wondering why he isn't here?
He'll be here.
He will be.
He just needs a little time.
Doesn't it hurt?
Why would it hurt?
You know it doesn't.
It looks like it hurts a lot.
Does it?
You can say that it hurts.
Please say that it hurts.
You always say you're okay.
It must be hard.
You're always concerned about me.
You're always anxious.
I'm your guardian, you know.
That's my job.
Let's go in.
Si-young.
Thanks.
You once told me
you have no idea what you would do...
if you ever quit being a doctor.
I just realized
that you should treat patients
all your life.
Nothing else would suit you.
So, please don't get sick.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Don't you ever get sick.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
It's absurd.
How can he treat patients
if he can't feel pain?
-A CIPA patient?
-He has a disease.
He's a CIPA patient.
Oh, my. I can't believe it.
I saw it on Our Famous Doctors.
-It's unbelievable.
-He can't feel pain?
Gi-seok's phlegm culture
test results just came back.
It's a definite diagnosis. Did you hear?
Yes.
Is Dr. Cha doing okay?
He's going to stay home and get some rest.
Isn't Dr. Cha working today?
No, he won't be treating
any patients for a while.
Why all of a sudden?
I came all the way here
from outside the city.
I heard Dr. Cha is sick.
Is that really true?
What's wrong with him?
He has that illness
where he isn't able to feel pain.
Something called
congenital insensitivity...
-It's something like that.
-You're done now.
-What?
-We'll call you
if you wait outside.
-We're all done here.
-Okay.
Please get changed into your patient gown.
You may go now.
Here you go.
What's up?
They're gathering a disciplinary
committee for Dr. Cha tomorrow.
What? It's tomorrow?
That's so fast.
I know. I think they're going to be
pretty tough on him.
Is it normally this easy to fire someone?
They'll fire him if he damaged
the hospital's reputation.
All they care about
is the hospital's image.
Then what should we do?
Are we just going to watch
Dr. Cha get fired?
Dr. Cha, did you get the summons?
-It's tomorrow.
-I don't need to go, right?
Committee's going to gather
even if you don't attend.
If you don't come, you won't get
a chance to explain.
-Is that okay with you?
-Yes, it's fine.
Okay, I'll call you.
By the way...
do you have time today?
Today?
There's someone I'd like you to meet.
Do you remember asking me
who recommended you to this hospital?
I want you to meet that person.
Hello, how do you feel now?
Is it true?
Is Dr. Cha really unable to feel pain?
-Yes.
-My goodness.
That's unbelievable.
I really didn't know that about him.
Yes.
Dr. Cha has CIPA.
But don't you remember
who treated your neuralgia?
It was Dr. Cha.
He's a very competent doctor--
Yes, exactly.
I couldn't even open my mouth properly.
And because of that,
I couldn't eat or talk.
I went through such a hard time.
But how could someone who knows
nothing about pain
treat me so well?
He deserves an award for that.
When is he planning to return?
I'd love to thank him myself.
I should thank you.
Thank you so much, sir.
I want everyone to come inside. Hurry.
-I think I know how we can help Dr. Cha.
-How?
-Really?
-How can we help?
I'm going to divide you into two teams.
-Here you go.
-Please fill in the form.
You know Dr. Cha, right?
Can you please give this a read?
Once you're done reading it,
there's a survey...
Really? Okay, thank you.
Okay, bye.
Sir, Dr. Cha is here.
Hello, my name is Cha Yo-han.
I've always wanted to meet you.
Take a seat.
Sit down.
Why did you want to see me, sir?
At first, you probably wanted
to become a doctor
so you could find out more
about your own illness,
not because you wanted to treat patients.
I felt the same way.
I wanted to know more
about this illness I had,
which caused my muscles
and organs to get stiff.
And I wanted to find a way to cure it.
However, I failed.
Instead, I was able to come across
another method.
I found a way...
to get rid of the pain
instead of the illness itself.
Don't you want to know what that is?
Show him.
Hello.
Nurse.
May I help you?
Is there a clinical trial for people
who have terminal cancer?
The thing is, my sister
got this text yesterday.
There's going to be a presentation
regarding clinical trials
for patients with terminal cancer.
I'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.
at Death Talks.
DEATH TALKS
Death Talks.
Isn't this the gathering
you attended yesterday?
Death Talks?
THE BRAIN WAVES STARTED AT BETA
AND DISPLAYED THETA
IT FLATLINED AND MS. PARK HYUN-SOOK
PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY
CHERUBIM PROMISES YOU A PAINLESS ENDING
What do you think?
Is this the police?
There's a murderer here.
Not only did he conspire to murder,
but he also committed murder.
What if I reported you to the police
for having killed my patient?
Why are you showing this to me?
"Murder"?
If this isn't murder,
do you think this is salvation?
"Salvation"?
What's the big deal about death?
Everyone dies.
But not everyone can die in peace.
No one in this world...
can avoid death.
So, why is it so bad
to want to die in peace?
If you're put in charge
of a patient who's in severe pain...
and you happened to have this drug...
what kind of choice would you make?
PROSECUTOR SON SEOK-KI
PROSECUTOR SON, YOO RI-HYE
GOT THE TEXT
THERE'S A PRESENTATION REGARDING...
CHAE EUN-JEONG
-Someone sent this to Yoo Ri-hye?
-Yes.
Isn't it weird?
This isn't a common method
to gather volunteers for a clinical trial.
-When did she get the text?
-Yesterday.
Then it's today.
Dr. Cha, don't go.
I still have a lot more to say.
Dr. Cha.
This is what you wanted to do?
You'll use me to legalize euthanasia
-so you could sell the drug?
-I have the illness.
I have the same illness as the minister.
The illness that gets
me trapped in my own body.
Illness that kills my body
even if my mind's healthy.
For patients like me...
that drug is our only hope.
Myung-oh.
Myung-oh, listen to me. Okay?
This causes new issues
unrelated to euthanasia.
Will that drug only go
to the doctors and patients who need it?
Anyone can die
and anyone can kill with it.
People won't want
to save or cure patients anymore.
I wanted to help...
patients like me.
I'm sorry that you're sick.
But you...
don't want to help patients.
You wanted to help yourself.
Dr. Cha! Dr. Cha!
-It's Gi-seok. Save him.
-Dad.
No.
What's the big deal about death?
Mom. You fought hard.
I love you, Mom.
It hurts.
It hurts so much.
Stop.
Dad's in too much pain.
Speeding up death to bring comfort
is different from doing so to take a life!
I'm...
not a doctor who kills.
Save me.
Doctor, I want to live.
Do you know what death is?
When they're forgotten
by their loved ones.
Sir.
Let's set things up.
Call the doctor.
Yes, sir. I will.
At Death Talks?
If something like the Cherubim
video happens, Death Talks
could become a murder site.
Shall we set off? There's not much time.
NEW MESSAGE CHA YO-HAN
127 SEONGBUK-DONG, SEONGBUK-GU
"127 Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu"?
It's ex-minister Lee Won-gil's address.
-What is this?
-I said
it's ex-minister Lee Won-gil's address.
Why did you send me...
Do you know something?
You once told me about a drug.
What if there's a drug that allows you
to die comfortably in happiness?
-Cherubim.
-Cherubim.
Did you see the video?
Yes.
-You knew about the drug.
-Yes.
So what? What connection does
Cherubim have with ex-minister Lee?
Ex-minister Lee showed me that video...
and the location he did so was his house.
Isn't that enough?
-Arrest him quickly.
-Why me?
Why are you telling me this?
Considering who you're up against,
I need someone to investigate obsessively
without giving into suppression.
Your obsessiveness.
Use it in this case, not against me.
We must leave immediately in two teams.
Someone saw the Cherubim video
at ex-minister Lee Won-gil's home.
We'll go there. You go to Death Talks.
-Call the local precinct for help.
-Okay.
Sir. Where did you get the tip?
-That's a secret.
-Pardon?
I must protect my source. Let's go.
I understand.
Take care of the rest for me,
doctor.
DOCTOR
CHERUBIM
Death...
is a majestic grace that relieves us...
from all pain and sadness.
Goodbye, my friend.
CHERUBIM
No one is answering.
-Wait here until I call for you.
-Yes, sir.
He's dead.
CHERUBIM
Hi. How are things over there?
They sent a mass text
canceling the gathering.
But one of the members is gone.
Is he missing?
It's too early to say,
but he was here with the others
and disappeared right before we arrived.
We can't reach him.
Track his phone, identify him,
and go to his home and his relatives'.
Yes, sir.
Doctor.
Thank you...
for letting me die peacefully.
This drug, Cherubim,
is different from
all other euthanasia drugs.
To the very end...
this will make you feel happy.
-Hello.
-Doctor. Have some water.
I'm Jung Chan-seok,
Zinmu Rijund's sales manager.
Hanse's Pain Management Center
will change completely.
Was that the doctor who just left?
If...
the euthanasia law isn't passed,
this drug will be of no use.
Our mission...
is to provide the drug the patient needs
when they need it.
Let's wait for that time to come, doctor.
Yes, sir.
CHERUBIM
-Yes?
-Ex-minister Lee Won-gil.
He's dead.
We must check, but I think
the cause of death is Cherubim.
What about Han Myung-oh?
We're looking for him.
I need to get your statement.
-Come to my office tomorrow.
-Sure.
I have a question.
Cherubim.
Why did you reject it?
If I were to obtain such a drug,
I wouldn't cling to find answers,
think, or worry endlessly.
About what?
What I can do for a patient
whose hope is fading.
I wouldn't care to think anymore.
Most doctors would end up like that.
So would most patient's families...
and patients.
Sir.
Oh, right. I'm sorry.
About...
the post on your hospital's website.
That doesn't matter.
I found this.
A research team at Clevlend Clinic
is studying pain management
with the CIPA gene.
Kang Si-young.
Thank you.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
DEAR PROF. CHA YO-HAN
FIRST, THANKS FOR THE INTEREST
IN OUR RESEARCH AND FOR APPLYING
I REVIEWED YOUR CAREER AND RESEARCH
ACHIEVEMENTS THOROUGHLY,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE RESEARCH WE'RE DOING
AND YOUR BACKGROUND ARE A GOOD FIT
SO I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN OUR RESEARCH LAB
I'D LIKE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU
TO JOIN IN FUTURE RESEARCH
KANG SI-YOUNG
Hello?
How are you?
I'm fine.
The disciplinary committee hasn't met yet.
No one knows the result.
That's important,
but your health is even more important.
Let's exercise together from now on.
Dr. Cha.
Si-young.
-Yes?
-I told you before...
That I'd try not to make you worry.
Yes.
Don't worry about me too much.
Don't talk as if I do nothing but worry.
You do.
I'm being hopeful, not worrying.
I want to live...
a long, healthy life
with the person I like.
-I know.
-You don't know.
You don't know anything.
I apologize.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Why should you apologize?
Go to bed.
It's late.
Sleep well.
Sweet dreams.
You too.
STATEMENT, CHA YO-HAN
We searched ex-minister Lee's home
and Zinmu Rijund.
We found nothing on Cherubim.
They made the drug,
so there must be a chemical formula.
In someone's head.
Han Myung-oh left Korea yesterday
with Jung Chan-seok.
-Jung Chan-seok?
-Yes.
Zinmu Rijund's sales manager.
He used to be a doctor in the Netherlands.
He got interested in
the euthanasia law, came here,
and helped develop Cherubim.
We asked Interpol to get them both.
What?
Do you have something to say?
Last night, I got these text messages.
I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,
THAT I TRIED TO HELP MYSELF
I thought about what you said.
That I tried to help myself.
The ex-minister and I had other options
if it were just about us.
We could just go to a country
that allows euthanasia.
But there are many people...
who can't afford to go
or don't have the opportunity to.
To them, Cherubim is their only hope.
I'll leave that hope intact...
INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
...until the day comes
when I can help them.
I'll take a photo.
As evidence.
Also...
one of Death Talks' members
was found dead
in Gyeonggi Province's mountain.
CHERUBIM
The moment he died,
did he really feel at ease?
It may seem like a peaceful death,
but I think...
he felt lonely.
He was alone, without family...
in a place that became a crime scene.
I'd like to go if we're done.
Thank you.
I kept my options open.
Be careful.
You're in no condition...
to work too hard.
SUBJECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION
We'll start the disciplinary committee
against Cha Yo-han
of Anesthesiology and Pain Management.
Dr. Cha will not be present.
Half of those present
must vote to pass a verdict.
If it's a tie,
the director has the deciding vote.
Let's begin.
YES
NO
YES
VOTE ON DISCIPLINARY ACTION
NO
They started.
What now?
We have to go in before it's over.
We're ready.
Good job.
Isn't that them?
We have an unexpected result.
The number of votes...
AGREE: 8, DISAGREE: 8
...is equally divided.
That means you have the final call.
Yes.
Here's my decision.
Cha Yo-han of Anesthesiology and
Pain Management shall be dismissed--
Wait!
What's going on?
How dare you come in here?
Excuse us.
But...
it's not just us here.
What?
Hello, Mr. Choi.
I'm Kang Si-young
at Hanse's Pain Management Center.
Hello, Father Yu. It's Kang Mi-rae.
How are you?
I'd like to speak to Mr. Joo Hyung-woo.
I called to ask for a favor
regarding Dr. Cha Yo-han.
I called to ask for a favor.
Really?
He's overseas right now?
When does he return?
Hello.
I'm Joo Hyung-woo. Dr. Cha diagnosed me
with myasthenia gravis
and I'm in recovery.
I'm Yu Deok-kyu.
Dr. Cha diagnosed me with melioidosis
and I'm fully recovered.
I'm Choi Seung-won. Dr. Cha diagnosed me
with zoster sine herpete
and freed me from pain.
I'm Choi Seung-won's daughter,
Choi Seul-ah.
I'm the mother of Lee Gi-seok,
a patient here
who suffers from
the same illness as Dr. Cha.
My son was unconscious.
Thanks to Dr. Cha, he was diagnosed
and is now being treated.
This committee
didn't gather to hear you speak.
There are hospital rules to be followed.
What is a hospital?
Isn't it where doctors cure patients?
How can you say
the patients' voices don't count?
On behalf of the patients,
we demand that Dr. Cha
be allowed to return.
We gave an interview
before coming in here.
Why did you gather to do this?
We're here because
we heard Hanse Medical Center
banned a skilled doctor
who really cares for his patients
from treating them
just because he has CIPA.
Is that skilled doctor
the one who diagnosed you last time?
-Dr. Cha Yo-han?
-Yes.
He's a doctor that patients truly need.
JOO HYUNG-WOO GIVES INTERVIEW,
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
When a hospital fires a doctor
the patients want...
what do you think will happen?
-Time will tell.
-The patients want him?
You're just a few, and it's not your call.
There aren't just a few.
These are petitions
requesting Dr. Cha's return,
signed by our patients.
If you agree, please sign it.
Can you sign this?
Please sign and say yes.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
PETITION
-I signed mine.
-Did you? Thanks.
Thank you.
PETITION
KWON SEO-JIN
PETITION
KIM HO-JUN
Well done, everyone.
Thank you so much for coming over to help.
Don't thank me. I had to come.
He's right. Thank you
for asking me to come.
I'll pray that Gi-seok gets better soon.
Thank you.
Well done.
Good job.
The most-searched keyword right now
is Hanse Medical Center.
The second is Joo Hyung-woo.
The third is CIPA.
"Lee Gi-seok has
the same illness as Dr. Cha.
Shouldn't Dr. Cha be allowed to
treat him until he recovers?"
That's the public sentiment.
Director Kang cares most about
what people think.
He'll vote to bring Dr. Cha back,
don't you think?
Let's wait and see.
Hello?
What?
Lee Gi-seok?
Wait here, ma'am.
RESTRICTED AREA
You aren't responding
to the current treatment.
The only other option
is a high-dosage pulse therapy.
If it further weakens your immune system,
you won't be able to take it.
Why did you gather to do this?
We're here because
we heard Hanse Medical Center
banned a skilled doctor
who really cares for his patients
from treating them
just because he has CIPA.
Is that skilled doctor
the one who diagnosed you last time?
-Dr. Cha Yo-han?
-Yes.
He's a doctor that patients truly need.
Not just me, but many patients think so.
We plan to tell the hospital staff.
You did so much.
I went to so many hospitals.
No one could help and the pain worsened.
-No doctor or family...
-Yes?
Dr. Cha? Gi-seok can't open his eyes.
Pupillary reflex is slow.
Vitals stable,
so we took him off medication,
but he developed bradycardia
-and his BP is rising. It's 160--
-In relaxation phase?
Seventy-six.
I think the brain pressure's rising.
Raise his breathing
and put him on mannitol.
MANNITOL FOR BRAIN PRESSURE
I'll come right over.
GYEONGSEO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Hanse Medical Center, please.
-Doctor.
-How is he?
His pupils are fully dilated.
SIGN OF BRAIN DAMAGE
Drain the abscess or he'll lose his brain.
Call Neurosurgery and book an OR.
And...
get his mother's consent.
RESTRICTED AREA
We can insert a tube to drain
the abscess and reduce the pressure.
But the pus has spread
throughout the brain,
and we can't get it all.
The brain stem is too risky to touch.
We can't guarantee his brain
will fully function after the surgery.
You know we can't control
the pressure with medication alone.
Surgery is the only option.
Will the operation...
make him better?
He has serious neurological issues.
Whether he'll go back to being
the Gi-seok you knew,
we can't say for sure.
If he doesn't have surgery now,
he might become brain-dead.
The surgery requested by
Anesthesiology has no point.
Hello.
OPERATING ROOM STATUS
-Dr. Cha.
-Why don't we have an OR ready?
I just got a call.
Department is still discussing it.
Ma'am.
-You signed a surgery consent form?
-Yes.
Gi-seok will have surgery now.
What are you doing? Move him now.
Dr. Cha.
The location is really bad.
You have to think rationally
about how dangerous it is
and how likely he is to recover.
"How dangerous it is"?
Without surgery, he'll die.
Switch to an Ambu bag.
What are you doing?
Rapid increase of brain pressure's
damaging his brain.
-He needs surgery before he's brain-dead.
-I saw his charts.
You know he's unlikely
to recover from surgery.
If he doesn't get surgery,
instead of being unlikely to recover,
he won't recover.
Even if he recovers,
he won't go back to being normal.
In the worst-case scenario,
he'll have to spend
the rest of his life in that state.
Is the Ambu bag ready?
-Move.
-Dr. Cha.
I said move. If we don't do it, he'll die!
You might inflict even more pain.
Are you really doing this for the patient?
Is this really consistent with
the judgments you've made so far
as a doctor?
Move.
His guardian gave her consent.
So move.
Gi-seok.
Gi-seok.
It's bradycardia.
His blood pressure is 65 over 20.
His SpO2 is 80.
Give him one ampoule of atropine.
Gi-seok.
He's not responding. Epinephrine.
Gi-seok.
Ma'am, you can't enter.
Please wait here.
Let's go in!
RESTRICTED AREA
Gi-seok.
Let me do it.
Dr. Cha, let me take over.
Gi-seok's guardian wants to talk to you.
Doctor.
Live.
Live, Gi-seok.
Please live.
Gi-seok.
Dr. Cha.
Stop.
Gi-seok's mother wants you to stop.
She doesn't want him to have surgery.
Gi-seok.
Live. Live, Gi-seok.
Gi-seok.
Hang in there.
Next time we meet,
I want you to be healthy.
Do you...
have the same disease as me?
Just like you.
All right. Just like me.
Let him go now.
DON'T YOU EVER GET SICK
Aren't you going to ask me
why I chose you?
Yes?
Why don't you ask him directly?
Why would I? He's not going to stay
at our hospital anyway.
Si-young!
Wake up.
Why would I go there?
If you don't, you'll regret it later.
I'm sorry. I should have told you earlier.