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Seok Jeong?

- She's trouble. - Why?

She has no money, no home.

Showed up to school with only a backpack.

And listen to this.

She came to the entrance ceremony with a social worker.

I was no different.

The head of my local community group brought me.

Yeah, well, everyone was struggling back then.

Things are way better now.

No one was struggling in my class.

They all drove Mercedes. Their moms wore mink.

Well. She's still nothing like you.

Anyway, she's got some serious mental health issues. Mmm.

What do you mean?

When I first saw her at the entrance ceremony…

-Hello, Doctor. -Hello.

I thought, "She's a smart kid in need, so I'll try to help out."

She started becoming very demanding.

Used getting into school with a top score to her advantage.

The alumni association gave her a scholarship and grants.

Her freshman year, I bought her new clothes each season.

Wasn't that the understanding you two had when you poached her?

From Daeseo U?

Well, sure it was. But she can't have it all.

So if you look at the cross-section, is it any more clear?

- Yes. - Seok Jeong. Are you here?

-Uh, what… -Seok Jeong!

Uh, excuse me. Who are you?

We're in the middle of a class!

While I was teaching, some men burst in looking for her.

Do you know what she'd done?

The nutcase, she decided to borrow money from loan sharks.

What's wrong with you? Get a part-time job if you need money.

I don't have time for something like that, though.

-Huh? -I only have time to study.

I wanna learn absolutely everything.

Here it is. Seok Jeong's residency application.

If you wanna know why I absolutely can't stand that girl,

just read that and you'll understand.

Mr. Min.

What?

No, I'm listening. Please go on.

HYPER KNIFE

All right, for security reasons, I need you all to hand over your phones, please.

Hey, come on. What's with that scowl on your face?

Are you still pissed off or something?

Are you kidding?

You couldn't have gotten anyone else?

- Dr. Jeong. - Ms. Seok.

You had to pick him of all people. Tell me why!

Will you please just calm down a bit?

It's not like I'm the one who asked for him, it was the patient.

He said he wouldn't have the surgery

-unless I got him the best surgeon. -What?

That's Dr. Choi.

And you? You're not the lead on this operation, so simmer down.

Okay?

Whoa! Incredible.

No way. They even have a portable CAT scan.

You still don't know who the patient is, do you?

No idea, but I'm guessing he's loaded.

Why?

No reason. We should start prepping things.

This is the first time I've ever seen Ms. Seok not be the lead surgeon.

I'm worried.

There is no reason to worry. Dr. Choi is excellent.

I know he's really good. He was Ms. Seok's professor.

I'm not worried about him. She's the one I'm scared about.

She might flip out on him.

-Dr. Jeong still holds a grudge? -You have no idea.

She's just…

RONDA

Oh.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Min told you, right?

That I'm the lead surgeon?

You can enter through the sinus endoscopically.

Why did you come here?

It's not like you need the money or anything.

Given how full of yourself you are these days,

I was a little curious.

I thought I might as well see it firsthand, your criminal lifestyle.

What are you talking about?

Are you still angry about the dogs?

I told you the authorities were onto you.

That was a careless mistake you made. That's why I took care of your mess.

So be grateful.

I could've hidden them all away somewhere, you know.

But you burned them alive.

It was just a few dogs.

Get over it.

Ms. Seok! Ms. Seok!

Ms. Seok!

Let go!

- Dr. Jeong! Please stop! - Let go!

- Please stop! - Let go!

Dr. Choi, are you all right?

Dr. Choi.

My goodness.

Are you okay?

Ms. Seok.

Ms. Seok!

You can't beat him up. The man has cancer.

Come on. Let's just talk about it, okay?

Ms. Seok.

Ms. Seok!

Come on, will you please just open the door?

I'm really worried about you!

Ms. Seok. Why don't you just come out here and talk?

What the hell is going on? Huh? Did she beat up Choi?

No, she didn't really exactly…

Yeah, she sure did.

The guy's doing surgery tomorrow. Why's she beating him up?

How should I know?

I didn't think she should've.

Jeong.

Jeong, open the door.

Hey, Jeong!

Ah, shit.

Hey. You need to keep her under control, huh?

If she botches this operation, then no one's getting off this ship alive.

All of us will be finished.

Who are we operating on? Some criminal?

If only it were that simple.

If not that, then who?

God.

I don't get why someone like you is willing to work with Seok Jeong.

Look at what she did here, huh?

She clearly has severe mental issues.

I've never thought of her as being unstable.

That's only because you don't really know her.

You could be the grown-up in this situation.

Stop bullying her and leave her alone.

Hey, I was just assaulted.

But I should stop bullying her?

I showed a friend your CT scans.

Seongtae Kwak at Daeseo Hospital.

I told him it was my cousin and needed his help.

I never asked you to do that.

You should let Dr. Kwak operate on you.

He's more than capable of doing the job.

Seongtae Kwak. I've heard of him. He's not bad.

But the best? That he isn't.

-Is Dr. Jeong truly the best? -I made her that way.

So, yes. I instructed her. I trained her.

Every skill she displays in the operating room,

all of it, every bit of knowledge in her head, came from me.

And I'm bullying her? I'm not, actually.

She owes me everything and insists on not repaying me.

The people that you teach don't owe you anything.

You know what? I'd like to get some rest now.

Look at it. This thing is a ticking time bomb.

You should page Dr. Choi.

Actually, Dr. Choi's taking time off.

Is he? Who'll do it? Should I?

-I'll do it. -Very good, then.

Choi is taking time off? What's going on?

It's personal. That's all anyone knows.

Wait, what kind of personal reasons could he have?

It's not like he has a family to take care of.

No idea.

- If you don't know, who does? - Why do you care?

- Oh, yes. There you are! - Hi!

-Good to see you! You're finally here! -Oh, good to see you too!

Alan Kim, if I'm not mistaken?

Yeah.

-For you. -Oh.

If there's anything you need or somewhere you want to go,

please reach out to me or Mr. Kim. He's the butler here and happy to help.

So, uh, can I speak to Dr. Choi directly or is that not possible?

Unfortunately, he can't answer his phone where he is right now.

He told me to tell you, "I'm sorry I can't greet you.

No need to be polite. My home is yours."

Ugh, that little…

Hey there, Dr. Jeong, did you get something to eat? Huh?

Yeah, so, um, he's, uh…

Yeah, yeah. Good luck.

Hello, sir. I'm Deokhee Choi.

Oh, Dr. Choi.

It's nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you.

Wait. What happened to your face?

It's nothing. A dispute, that's all.

Oh, you're still throwing punches at your age?

Guess you're young at heart, huh?

Oh, have some.

As you know, the patient can't eat, but the doctor should.

Right.

Hey, c-can I have one sip? M-m-maybe?

The surgery is this evening, right?

Yes.

It could be the very last day I get

to spend among the living, I guess.

I might die in the OR. Could be that's how it ends.

That view. I should enjoy it while I can.

Save my life. You have no choice.

Got it?

You're gonna live forever anyway.

You've got no reason to worry.

Well, that's what all my followers believe.

That's why I can't even go to the hospital when I have cancer,

and I'm doing this with you in the middle of the ocean.

Looking back on it all,

I believe I've had a pretty good life, doing whatever I wanted.

But now that death has caught up to me, maybe not.

Do you believe in God?

Not really.

Someone at your age, you gotta believe in something, you know?

Well, you could always join us. Never too late.

Miss Seok. Hot stuff fresh from the oven.

Mmm! It smells so good. Wanna split this one?

No, you can have it all.

Have you seen Dr. Choi anywhere?

No, I haven't. Why?

I was just wondering how he was doing.

If he was okay. Those injuries looked like they hurt.

Well, sorry. I don't really feel like talking about that.

All right. We can talk about it at a later time if you want to.

Ah, I'm good, I'm good.

You know, you shouldn't have beaten him up like that.

The man is your teacher after all. Right?

You totally messed up his face. What are you going to do, huh?

I heard that the surgery starts at night. Why are we doing it so late?

Because night is when our patient wants it done.

That forces us to stay up til morning though.

Well, that's what the client wants us to do, okay?

He wants to feel like he's going to sleep when you put him under.

He's the one in charge so take it up with him.

Pretty demanding for a guy getting black market surgery.

It's not like we have a choice. We have to honor his wishes. Don't we?

Hey, Han, tell me. Am I wrong here?

Thanks for the assist.

All right, you should all eat something

and rest up while you still can, okay?

I'll call you when it's time for the surgery.

Enjoy.

-Yongryeol. -Yes, sir.

Since when has he ever cared about the patient's wishes?

When Euntae Kim is the patient, he does.

-Euntae Kim? -The cult leader?

Ah, shit.

It's incredible. How the heck can he afford this?

His cult has over 200,000 followers.

That's a lot of weirdos. Who knew?

Min really screwed us over.

Okay, look, I'm really worried here.

This is my first time assisting,

and I feel like if I mess up, they'll literally kill me.

It's all right.

Just remember what you learned in class, okay? Hmm?

Dr. Han, can we talk for a minute?

It's Dr. Choi. He's having trouble with his hands.

I thought I should let you know.

Oh, yeah.

I've got the endoscopy to handle.

So I need you to do me a favor. Keep an eye on him.

It's bound to be an issue during the surgery.

But if it was that bad, he would've said something.

He would have stepped away from doing the procedure.

With an ego like his?

He only ever cares about himself.

Why are you headed there at this hour?

It's supposed to be a great eel restaurant.

I'm meeting someone for a drink.

I think that place closed down a while ago.

Did they reopen?

He was right.

What was he doing all the way out there?

What we've gathered so far is that he was gonna meet someone but we don't know who.

He's been missing for two weeks now,

and there's still no sign of him.

What are you going to do, huh?

Are you going to sit around until his body turns up?

A fellow officer has gone missing in the middle of a case!

What's your plan here?

Well, we have one theory.

Lee had discovered something important,

and the culprit kidnapped him to stop him and slow the investigation, I think.

-Maybe. -I agree with that theory.

Then find them already.

It sounds like you don't have any leads yet.

Are you that incompetent?

-No, sir. I'll find Min. -You said you lost him.

If you can't handle this, let Seong take over and get the fuck off the case.

Just give me a week, please.

- Thank you, sir. - All right.

See you later.

See you later, Boss.

Mr. Pyo, we're Special Investigations Unit.

Let's get you in the operating room.

All right.

This way, please.

This is the anesthesiologist, Dr. Hyeonho Han.

And this young lady is Dr. Choi's finest student, Dr. Seok Jeong.

Hey, I knew it was a lady doctor.

What I didn't know was that she was just a kid.

Aw.

I knew you had to be old,

but I didn't know you were this old.

You look like you're over a hundred. Are you sure you want to do this?

The kid's got some nerve.

-And I'm tired too, Grandpa. -I don't care.

What are you going to do in my head? Explain it to me.

-Well, Dr. Jeong and I are going to-- -No.

Choi, not you.

You.

-This is your brain here. -Mmm.

This is your tumor.

-You see it? -Mm-hmm.

Given its shape, it's very difficult to remove.

So Dr. Choi will approach it from up here,

and I'll access it endoscopically through your sinus here.

In other words, we're removing it from both sides.

-Mm-hmm. -But based on what we see here,

there's a very strong chance the tumor has hardened.

So we're gonna remove it by breaking it up.

Are you getting all that?

Mmm. Mmm.

What?

During surgery, if you think you can't finish…

I don't think that'll happen.

Your hands are shaky.

We can switch positions if something happens in there, okay?

So don't be a stubborn old man.

I'm getting changed.

You gonna watch?

That's not enough. You need to remove more.

Well, that's what you think.

If you've got a problem with what I'm thinking, then let me rephrase.

Do as you're told. Remove more.

Yes, that's better.

I'll be assisting you today, Dr. Choi.

Okay, let's go.

Inguk Pyo, please be advised that this interview is being recorded.

Should I call you Captain or something? You own at least ten boats.

Money's not an issue for you,

so why'd you get into smuggling instead of just fishing for squids or something?

The organ trafficker Hyeonju Min.

Smuggling him into China. That's what you were trying to do.

I have no idea who this Min guy is,

and I've never done that.

Your navigator told us it was your idea to call it off.

You learned that day the coast guard was on patrol.

I thought we had an understanding here.

I'm the one who gave you Min's number.

Yes, you did,

-and now he's off the grid again. -What do you expect me to do?

A detective is missing right now.

Please believe we take this seriously.

Tell me where he is.

Oh, hi.

Funny, I've been meaning to give you a call actually.

How's it going?

Oh, you know.

I have been feeling kinda stuck, like life was one big fog,

but things turn around, yeah?

Found a few new scores, new connections too.

MIN

Hello? Inguk?

Min, it's Yang here.

Ah, Inspector Yang, huh?

Hey… …sorry, can't really talk right now.

Got a few things cooking.

If you hang up on me, I'm gonna assume you killed Detective Wanil Lee.

Do you wanna switch positions?

Just keep doing what you're doing.

Through-cut forceps.

Will you focus?

What's on your mind?

Nothing's on my mind, Doctor. Just keep working.

As I recall, your first operation as a lead surgeon was--

Absolutely perfect.

Oh, is that how you remember it?

You're so self-absorbed. That's why no one likes you.

Dr. Han, let me ask you. What do you think her problem is?

I have to say, I've never heard you talk so much, Dr. Choi.

She's dangerously impulsive, completely selfish,

and ungrateful as well.

And who exactly am I supposed to be grateful to?

So, you're not grateful to me at all.

I'm grateful to you.

You didn't know that, did you? Hmm?

Those times when we worked together were

the most exciting and fulfilling moments of my life.

So of course I'm grateful to you.

Very much so. I hope you believe that.

I never realized that teaching could be so exciting,

until you came along.

I didn't even think it was possible.

Ah, I see it.

That you?

Why are you here?

You should go rest.

You seem to be in a good mood.

Hmm, first time in a while.

If you have something to say, just say it.

It's no secret you hate me.

I don't hate you.

It's the other way around.

Back then…

working with you at the hospital…

I felt the same way.

It was the happiest time in my life.

I really loved working there.

More than anything.

But thinking back on all those days now…

it feels like torture.

All of it's in the past. It's a bit sad.

I know.

This was it.

Our last surgery together.

I'm right about that, aren't I?

If you're saying it's the last one, then maybe it really is.

Thank you for everything.

Good to see you, Dr. Ha.

-Hi. -Oh.

I thought Dr. Choi might be sick.

Sorry, but he's actually out of town for a few days.

Oh, really?

While you're here, why don't you have a cup of tea?

Sure, thank you.

So, you work with Dr. Choi at Yeonshin University.

How did I not know about this?

Mmm.

So, Dr. Jeong, you know her as well?

Yeah, I do. How do you know Seok?

Well, there's this thing I was planning on doing, and I wanna do it with her.

Do what with her exactly?

A challenge.

Brainstem glioma case I have.

The tumor has grown. We can't operate due to that.

Therefore, this whole section…

This whole section, from here to over here, is the area we're cutting out.

-It's tricky. -Hmm.

Hold on.

Dr. Han is gonna stick around to observe?

One of us has to stay here.

Yeah, but it doesn't feel right to leave him behind on this ship.

-I feel bad leaving you here all alone. -It's all right.

You did well. Good work, Doctor.

-See you later, then. -Okay.

Man, there's so much to do. I'm all over the place.

Han, I'll see you next week, then. Yeah?

-See you later, Boss. -Yeah, see ya.

Dr. Choi isn't here?

Oh, he already left.

Yeah, he's long gone.

Let's go, hmm?

Come on! I made a reservation.

Can't be late.

Ah, hi, Dr. Choi.

Well… …sorry we didn't even get a chance

to say a proper goodbye, yeah?

You know, you really helped me out a lot back there.

I wanted to thank you.

Yeah, we should.

I'll take you out for a night on the town then, on me.

Yeah.

All right.

Doctor, do you know Hoirangak at Sinpo Market?

We're all having dinner there later.

-Why don't you join us? -No, no.

You must be exhausted. You should rest.

Next time we get together, I'll be sure to invite you.

All right, bye.

So, what did Min say?

He's going to use Seok Jeong as leverage, you know?

He'll force you to perform surgery.

Are you okay with that?

Do you mind a slight detour?

Dear Dr. Jinu Song.

I hope this is all just a misunderstanding,

but I've heard that you strongly opposed my residency

in the neurosurgery department.

You've hated me for a long time now, haven't you?

I'd like to think you're not so petty a person

that you can't admit to feeling that way.

You wanna know why I'm bringing this up?

To make it clear to you that I know.

I know you don't like me.

Neurosurgery has always been my only option.

I have to become a neurosurgeon, no matter what.

You may not understand how important it is to me,

or why I've dedicated my life to it,

but here's the reason why I'm applying for a residency in neurosurgery.

Sir, can you wake up?

Sir, are you all right?

Doctor!

- All right, ready? - One, two, three!

- All right. - All right. Okay…

Ever since I was little, my mind would never stop racing.

I was constantly thinking,

and that kept me from doing anything at all.

I couldn't eat or sleep, all because of my mind.

It just wouldn't stop.

No matter what I did or how hard I tried,

I couldn't get away from all the thoughts in my head.

Every minute of every hour was like that,

and before I knew it, the days would be over.

It felt like there were these tiny explosions.

They were going off in my brain every moment.

I enjoyed the feeling,

but it was actually painful.

My teachers would say I was very bright, but also overly distracted.

I thought that was unfair, because it wasn't my fault.

I was convinced there was a tiny worm living inside my brain.

This worm was very busy,

crawling through all the wrinkles and folds of my brain,

poking around,

making me think.

That's why I had headaches,

why I couldn't sleep at night, why I couldn't focus on anything.

I wished I could slice open my head and catch that worm in my brain.

But that was impossible.

Of course, there was nothing I could do.

FIGHTING FOR LIFE… PROTEST AGAINST REGIME…

I knew it was a ridiculous idea to begin with.

As you know yourself, the human brain isn't meant to be opened.

In the end, I never got to open up my own head.

But when I walked into the operating room for the very first time,

I finally saw a live human brain.

When they removed the dura mater

and revealed everything that was hidden underneath it,

I felt the artistry of whoever it was who had designed that maze.

It was an intricately woven maze of winding paths,

so delicate, yet at the same time, incredibly detailed.

Right then, my mind finally stopped racing,

and for the first time, I wasn't distracted.

In the operating room, I was stepping into uncharted territory,

areas that no other human had ever explored.

I was the only one in the whole world who had come to see this brain,

this maze,

this universe.

Wow, I'm just walking on air today, you know?

Seo, my man, you did good, huh?

The three of us make a good team.

Team? Sure.

Ah, come on.

We're in the same boat now, so we gotta stick together till the end, okay?

We even got Dr. Choi on board.

Gotta milk him for everything he's worth, am I right?

Hey, Jeong, I know you must be starving, huh?

Yeah, we're almost there.

Come on, yeah.

You know, if I put my mind to it, I can very easily take you down.

What are my options then?

What can I do to make you feel better, Inspector?

Tell me what you know.

What if I gave you the surgeon?

Would that be enough for you?

What's wrong?

Ugh, bad headache.

Can you go get me some painkillers?

I'll be right back. Hang on.

Ah, shit.

Where'd she go?

-Mr. Min. -Holy…

Hey, I was looking for you just now. Where were you?

Before we sit down, I wanted to have a little talk.

Let's go somewhere quiet.

Wait, uh, can't… Can't we just talk over dinner?

And hang on. Where did Seo go?

Where are you taking me?

Anywhere the two of us can be alone.

Yeah?

It's me, Uyeong.

Why are you calling?

Listen to me. Are you with Dr. Choi right now?

It's none of your business.

If you are, tell him to answer the phone.

Maybe he doesn't want to talk to you. I have to go.

-Do you even know how sick he is? -Yeah, brainstem glioma.

You don't know.

What? Just quit being so annoying and spit it out!

He doesn't have much time left.

He's going to die soon. So tell him to come to the hospital now.