The School Nurse Files (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

[Mackenzie] ...for example, "Who am I?"

And you say, "You are Mackenzie."

Okay?

Who am I?

[softly]
[students] You are Mackenzie.

[Mackenzie] A little louder. Who am I?

-[students] You are Mackenzie.
-[Mackenzie] Good.

What do I do?

[student] I am from Korea.

[Mackenzie] "You're from Korea."

What is it?



[panting]

Okay, 20-minute
first-aid training, everyone.

Nope.

[Mackenzie] Okay, everyone.

Take all your desks in your hands
and push them to the back of the wall.

All right? Okay? Easy does it.

Just very slowly, okay?

Just keep pushing. Okay.

[tense music]

[Eun-young] Room six.

-Isn't that Min-u and Wan-su's classroom?
-Yeah.

How many are up there?

Sixteen.

They were staying late to study,
then they all started crying.



-[Eun-young] Why?
-I don't know.

It's like they're in pain,
but, uh, they won't tell me why.

-Good thing I stayed late today.
-[students crying]

[teacher 1] Close the door.

-All right. Move! Move!
-[Eun-young] All right, move. Move!

Come on. You shouldn't be here.

[wailing]

A-ra, get everyone outside now.

[Eun-young] The ones who aren't sick.

-Can you get these kids out of here?
-Right.

[teacher 1] Everyone who can,
come with me!

[crying]

[Eun-young] Out, everyone.

-[teacher 1] Hurry. Come on.
-Come on, get out!

Come on. Hurry. So, go!

That's right. Hurry!

[continuous crying]

You went hunting for cushions, right?

You really thought that would help you
get into college?

[student wailing]

[wailing continues]

[ominous music]

[students crying]

[student screams]

[chiming]

[pants]

-Get off!
-[Wan-su gasps]

[tense music]

GEUP-GEUP-YEO-WUL-RYEONG
IT WILL COME TO PASS QUICKLY

SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

PLAN 3. CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE

LET'S TIE THE ARMPIT HAIR

[Wan-su] When I was four,

I stole a tortoise from a pet shop.

-[Min-u] And?
-I still have it as a pet.

[Min-u] Nice. Keep it up.

[Wan-su] It'll probably outlive me.

[Wan-su chuckles]

[Min-u] Mm.

I hear tortoises
get a lot of eye diseases.

-And all kinds...
-[A-ra] Min-u, Wan-su!

Mr. Hong wants to see you
in the nurse's office right away.

[both] Why?

How should I know?

[sighs]

Wonder what it's about.

[blows]

Fuck.

Would this work on clothes?

-No.
-I mean, it must be better than nothing.

Let's go.

Hey. What's that...

[In-pyo] Come in.

NURSE'S OFFICE

[In-pyo grunting]

[tense music]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

[both sigh]

Screw it if this doesn't work.

It has to work.

Or else it's going to be bikini wax time.

No. You're gonna have to tie
the pubic hairs.

[both sigh]

[light music]

[playful music]

[quacking]

[ominous music]

[whistling]

Ms. Ahn.

I didn't think you'd be working so late.

Why are you here?

I had some work left to do.

I'm the Gardening Club advisor.

[Eun-young] Oh.

Is there something going on
in the nurse's office?

I just didn't want my surgery interrupted.

Aha.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

I really hope the surgery
on their armpits works.

[sighs]
He should've woken up by now.

I wonder...

do we have the right

to serve a disconnection
they have with each other?

Isn't that another type of violence?

And we're their teachers after all.

We should be looking out for them
and treating them...

I just wish
they'd fucking graduate already.

[comical music]

-Me too.
-Right?

It's like I've got
this sudden surge of energy.

-Yeah.
-I feel pumped up.

[Wan-su] Like I can do anything.

-[Min-u] It's not like that for me.
-[Eun-young] I doubt anyone will die

-anytime soon.
-[Wan-su] It is for me.

[Wan-su] My breath even smells fresher.

HSP

[indistinct chatter]

[creatures chirping]

[sighs]

Oh. Please come in.

Guys, let's push the desks back.

[chirping]

[ominous music]

[foreboding music]

[Ji-hyeong panting]

Right foot. Right. Right.

[panting continues]

You wanna get down or keep going?

[panting]
Get down. I mean, keep going.

[laughs]

[player 1] Scholarship boy.

How can you be a starter
when you don't even pay tuition?

[panting heavily]

[player 2] Come on! Get down!

Quit, you piece of shit!

[continuous panting]

[laughing]

[groans]

[boys laughing]

[player 3] Finally.

Now pack your shit and get out.

[groaning]

[Mackenzie]
What the hell is going on here?

-[player 3] Oh. Uh, he just, uh...
-[Mackenzie] Oh, yeah. He just what?

[player 2] We didn't do anything.

[Mackenzie] Just get out!

[player 1] Come on. Let's go.

[breathing heavily]

[Mackenzie] Are you all right?

Take my hand.

[pants]

[sobs]

[sniffs]

No matter where you go,

the school's always shit.

Right?

Yeah, so what if it is?

Hey, why don't you let me
grant you a favor?

[scoffs]

A favor?

A favor.

I will grant you one.

Anything?

Yeah.

[sighs]
Yeah, right.

Think about it.

[Hwa-su] Tell me, did you meet the one
you're meant to be with?

[Eun-young] Mm?

I have a strong feeling.

I think you've already met the one
you're destined to be with.

And who is that?

I see you have competition, though.

Someone else wants to have him too.

You should be careful.

Even if he is your destiny.

Who is it?

The Chinese teacher?

Oh, wow, Eun-young.

[laughs]

[grunts]

I'll never have anyone.

LEE JI-HYEONG: CONTUSION

So, Ji-hyeong...

how did you get hurt?

Fell down the stairs.

So, you fell down by yourself?

Yeah.

[A-ra]
Come on. Someone beat you to a pulp.

[yawns]

Thanks, Ms. Ahn.

[sighs]

[gasping]

[pants]

[In-pyo] Did you see Ji-hyeong's face?

[Eun-young] Yeah. I saw it.

By the looks of it,

the whole basketball team
ganged up on him.

[Eun-young]
He said he took a tumble on the stairs.

No, it wasn't it.

The team's saying
that Ji-hyeong just quit.

But there's no way he would've done that.

Well, then, why is the team's saying
that he did?

Because they'll be suspended
if they get themselves into trouble.

They're playing Haemun High
in a few weeks.

-[In-pyo] Scouts and coaches from college,
-[Mackenzie] Somebody watch that guy!

and pro-teams will be there.

[In-pyo] So, the competition between
the kids has gotten really intense.

-[Mackenzie] Go! Go!
-[In-pyo] It's not healthy.

Well, then, tell me why Ji-hyeong
lied about it.

[In-pyo]
Because he wants to play basketball.

If I could, I'd give that whole team
a kick in the nuts.

Mr. Hong!

[Mackenzie] Come and join us!

[panting]

[laughs]

-Come. Come on and play with us.
-Whoa! Hey!

-Ow!
-We need another player.

-Come on.
-[In-pyo groans]

-Watch the leg!
-Why?

What's up with your leg? Come on.

Hey! He can't play! He can't even run!

Mr. Mackenzie, we need you. Come on!

-Come back in!
-[Mackenzie] Coming.

Sorry.

[Eun-young] What's that teacher's name?

Don't know.

[tense music]

[pants]

Come on, guys!

You're not even trying, are you?
[chuckles]

[Eun-young] I know who my competition is.

His name is Mr. Mackenzie.

Apparently, he came here
from the States recently to teach English.

[Hwa-su] Wait, hold on.

Mackenzie?

That name sounds familiar.

Oh, he really is from Safe Happiness.

He is registered as part of the family.

He's handsome, isn't he?

[Eun-young]
Are you insane? Talk about bad taste.

[Hwa-su] Why wouldn't an American citizen
be here, though?

[Eun-young] He's trying to be friendly
with the Chinese teacher.

It's as if I'm seeing a force shield.

What else did you find?

[Hwa-su]
I just see his address and phone number.

And that handsome face.

That's about all there is.

[Eun-young]
Why has the website become so complicated?

[Hwa-su] Oh, you didn't know?

It was renovated last year.

[Eun-young] Even after all this time,
I still hate this place.

PAY 100,000 WON TO REGISTER?

[sighs]

Mr. Mackenzie?

Oh, Ji-hyeong.

The Gardening Club made this for me.

[chuckles]
[Mackenzie] Awesome, isn't it?

[chuckles]

So, what's up?

[student] Hey, wait for me!

I, uh...

I wanna be on the team again.

[Ji-hyeong] I wish to play again.

Sure thing.

I got beat up a lot too
when I was your age.

One time I got hurt so bad,
I couldn't move.

[Mackenzie] When my mom
took me to the doctor, he told her...

"Ma'am, how could you have let it
get this far?"

And my mom said, with a frown on her face,

"How is it my concern?"

[sighs, sniffs]

How many guys ganged up on you?

[Ji-hyeong] Why?

Take it.

[Mackenzie] One...

two...

three...

and four.

It was four of them
that beat you up, wasn't it?

Put one of those somewhere
inside each of their gym clothes.

Will I get to play again, then?

Can't say.

-[player 1] Did you see the shots I made?
-[player 2] Good job, guys!

[player 3 chuckles]
No.

But you never make that shot anyway.

I can do it with my eyes close.

[player 4]
Hey, I'm starving. Let's hurry up!

-We'll get something to eat. Come on!
-[player 5] What are we eating?

[player 6] I think I needed
to grab a few more rebounds.

[player 4] Wait, who took my vitamins?

Guys, I need my vitamins.

-Oh, yeah, never mind.
-[player 3] Move. Move.

Hey, hey, hey!

Come on. I'm fucking starving. Okay?
[chuckles]

[ominous music]

Hello, Nurse Ahn.

Hello to you.

Mm. You see, uh...

all of us teachers are going to go out
for dinner tonight.

I didn't know if you knew that.

No. No, I didn't.

[A-reum] Ah.

Come on in.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]
Good thing I check then, isn't it?

If later you aren't too busy,

you should join us.

Thanks. But I don't know if I should.

Oh, you totally should.

There's no reason
why you can't join us, is there?

Anyway, we're all meeting up at 5:00.

I'm the Life Science teacher.

Han A-reum is my name.

-I'm the school nurse.
-Oh, we already know who you are.

[chuckles]

Okay. So, let's all look
at the first line.

"Everything that happens
happens in a heartbeat."

See that?

[In-pyo] So...

what do you think we're supposed
to make of that?

[indistinct cheering]

[In-pyo] And so, we...

-[knocks on door]
-[In-pyo] Come in.

Yes?

[gasps]

Eh?

[whispering]

[whispering continues]

-All right. Yeah.
-Thank you.

[scoffs]
Um, Ji-hyeong.

[In-pyo] You need to pack up your things
and go with the coach.

Why?

[coach 1] So, last night,
three players were injured.

Including the captain.

It looks like they could be out
for the season.

[inaudible]

How did it happen? How'd they get hurt?

LEE JI-HYEONG

GET LOST, YOU FUCKER

BASTARD

[tense music]

[chuckles]

-Let's go! Go!
-Yay!

[crowd cheering]

Yeah, you got this! Yeah!

All the way!

[boy 1] I got him! I got him!
Look out! Get the other guy!

-[boy 2] Watch him. Heads up!
-[boy 1] Move it!

-Move it!
-[boy 3] Nice! Now pass.

-Pass it!
-[boy 1] Go, go, go!

Come on!

[In-pyo] Yeah!

Offense!

Why?

What?

[man 1] What? No.

Hey.

Go on. Keep playing!

[In-pyo] Hey!

Defense!

[coach 2] Stay on him! Stay on your man!

Here! Go!

[crowd] Defense! Defense!

[grunts]
Shit!

[panting]

-[coach 1] Let's go! Yeah!
-[Ji-hyeong grunts]

-[crowd jeering]
-[coach 1] Come on! Stay focused!

[screams]

[student 2] That's terrible!

-Oh! You can do it!
-[crowd jeering]

[coach 1] Right, let's go! Let's do this!
You got this!

You gotta pass the ball, man.

Come on!

Get it close! Get it close!

Watch out for that defense!

Pass it, pass it. Come on!

And don't let him guard you!
Don't let him guard you!

There we go! There we go!

Take the shot! Take the shot!

[tense music]

[muted cheering]

[buzzer blares]

[light music]

[light music continues]

[crowd cheering]

[coach 1] Let's go!

Nice job!

[coach 1] That was awesome!

Yeah!

[sighs]

[shuddering]

[teacher 2] Hey, what's your name?

-[Mackenzie] I'm Mackenzie.
-[teacher 3] No way, man!

[teacher 4] ♪ And that's why teachers
Should be paid more ♪

Go get lost!
[laughs]

-[teacher 3] That's not gonna happen.
-Do you think

Mr. Hong's kinda odd?

Why do you ask?

Are you interested?

[laughing]

[laughing continues]

You must be joking.

Who would be interested in such a dork?

[chuckles]
[Mackenzie] Here.

-[Mackenzie] Try these on.
-[A-reum] To tell you the truth...

I think he's really boring.

Why do you keep asking about him, then?

It's simple.

'Cause he'll be running
the school one day.

So, naturally, we're all interested
in the two of you guys.

Are you two gonna get married?

[sighs]

-[laughter]
-Over here!

-[Mackenzie] Cheers. Cheers.
-What about me? Come on!

-[Mackenzie] Here. Cheers.
-[teacher 3] Oh, yeah, my food.

Cheers! Cheers!

[teacher 1] Oh, give me one. Give me one.

Oh, no, you don't, Mr. Hong.
Where do you think you're going?

-You can't leave yet.
-I have to.

But stay and you can have fun.

Hey, you can't leave me here alone.

What am I supposed to do?
They're all shit face.

Come on, you can stay a little longer.

If I were you, I'd just wait
for an opening and make a run for it.

Huh? Hey... Hey, hey, hey...

[ominous music]

[Eun-young] I think you should watch out
for Mackenzie.

Better not get too close.

[In-pyo] That came out of nowhere.

Why are you bringing it up right now?

-[Mackenzie grunts]
-[gasps]

I'm sorry.

[Eun-young] I'll figure it out.

Meanwhile, you should only
be in contact with me.

Just talk to me and nobody else.

What else have you got on your mind?

Lee Ji-hyeong.

[Mackenzie] Get home safely.

[indistinct chatter]

-[teacher 1] See you at work tomorrow!
-[man 2] See you later!

[indistinct chatter]

You. Mackenzie.

-Me?
-Yes, you.

What?

I know who you are.

Sorry?

Stop what you're doing.

What am I doing?

The force field.

The one you put on Mr. Hong.

[scoffs]

It's not like
it makes a difference, anyway.

[scoffs]
Dumbass.

Are you a pushover?

You are being manipulated.

Stop poking me, fucker.
What's that supposed to mean?

You could be making a ton of money,

if you've been selling them
instead of eliminating them.

You could've been rich by now.

Could've bought yourself
some decent clothes.

A new car, a nice house.

Not some junkie four-wall...

I like my house just fine.

With that one sad
little gardenia bush in front.

[sighs]

How do you know where my house is?

[gasps]

Darling...

we know everything.

[chuckles]

Hey, wait.

Are you saying
that you have been selling the jellies?

No.

That's bad.

You like working at the school?

Only a nutcase would like it there.

Then why are you there?

A friend recommended it.

Nurse Ahn,

that school is way too big
for you to handle.

If you think you're getting
Mr. Hong's jelly, you are wrong.

Listen...

I've seen what always happens in the end
in substantial people like you.

You end up fighting, you end up poor,
and you end up dead.

Nobody even knows
what you ended up fighting for.

No, no, no, even better,
nobody knows that you're even dead at all.

I mean, you know that, right?

You know how you're going to end up.

[scoffs]

You look jittery.

Behind that fake smile.

Uh-huh. Who says I'm jittery?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

I'm perfectly calm.

Fake. Fake, fake, fake.

Fake?

Oh, my god, that is such bullshit!

[tense music]

[gun clicks]

[gasps]

[sighs]
That sticky little shit.

[pants]

[closing theme music]

BASED ON THE SCHOOL NURSE FILES
BY CHUNG SE-RANG

[Mackenzie whistles]

[Mackenzie] Ms. Ahn.

I didn't think you'd be working so late.

Subtitle translation by Hye-lim Park