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[♪ upbeat music plays]

DOCTOR ON THE EDGE

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION SOME SCENES WERE GENERATED USING AI

CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS WERE FILMED SAFELY

[♪ sweeping music playing]

IF I JUST TOUGH IT OUT, THINGS WILL WORK OUT SOMEHOW

EPISODE 12

Good work. [grunts]

Thank you.

-Well done, everyone. -Thank you, Mr. Park.

Oh, my, I guess you've been making round trips empty-handed for days.

Heaven knows traveling back and forth to the mainland is no easy feat.

[groans]

[Hari sighs]

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

DO NOT APPROACH

[phone buzzing]

Hello, Mr. Park.

[Mr. Park] Are you and the others free tomorrow?

Uh, why do you ask?

We can't have you doing nothing while the center's closed.

You should help out the residents.

Huh?

[♪ playful music playing]

[shucker] Ugh, it's not like you're performing surgery.

If you spend half an hour with a single oyster,

when are we going to shuck all of these?

I'm a surgeon, so I'm a little detail-oriented.

-Oh, spare us the speech. [scoffs] -[shuckers laugh]

Uh, then does yours look like that because you're internal medicine?

-[exclaims] -[groans]

Oh, come on…

Oh, I haven't chosen a specialty yet.

[chuckling]

Our doctors are good at other things, but this isn't really… [chuckles]

They really should get back to doing what they're good at.

-[shucker] I know, right? -[Jinbae] Goodness…

[shucker] My specialty's shucking oysters. [chuckles]

[Jinbae] Oh, my…

That governor's such a snake though.

Everyone knows that our doctors are innocent, damn it.

What do you say? Should we take the fight to him?

You don't take on a snake like that head-on.

To beat his kind in a fight…

What should we do?

[♪ contemplative music playing]

Tough it out with all your might.

True that. [chuckles]

-True. -You're right.

-[Jinbae] That's how you beat them. -[shucker] Mmm, mm-hmm.

-[Geumja] That's right. -[shucker] True.

Oh, "tough it out," huh?

[phone buzzing]

[grunts, groans]

Hello?

[Jeongseon] Dr. Yong…

Can you come over for a moment?

Huh? What's wrong, Ms. Eom?

My stomach… [breathing heavily] My stomach is hurting right now…

[stammers] Okay, okay, I'll head over right now!

[pants]

[groans]

[groaning, panting]

[panting]

Ms. Eom, Ms. Eom…

Can you give me your hand?

Your pulse is too fast and your temperature has dropped too much.

We need to get you to a hospital. I'll call a medical boat.

Let's wait a bit before we go.

-[whimpers] -Huh?

Everyone will find out if we call a medical boat.

I'll take the earliest ferry…

so no one finds out.

Something terrible will happen if you keep this up!

It's because I'd rather die than have the others find out.

[whimpers]

[♪ gentle music playing]

[sighs]

If you'd rather die…

then I'll stay by your side.

Okay?

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER CLOSED

-[exclaims] -[Jiui] Holy crap!

[groaning]

Wow!

[exhales]

What about Dr. Jucheon?

He seemed to leave early in the morning.

Who knows?

Maybe he bailed to avoid shucking oysters?

Come on. Even he wouldn't sink that low.

-No way. -It's totally possible.

I wanted to bail too.

Same.

[Yeom] Ko Changmok!

Oy, you're a dead man. What are you staring at, you bastard?

-[shouts] -Isn't that Yeom Byeongcheol?

Don't you look down on me!

He seems drunk, right?

-Ko Changmok, you're freaking dead. -That seems to be the case.

I'm coming for you, okay?

Damn it!

-And he's going to drive that thing? -[engine starts]

-You're right. -[Yeom shouting]

Hold on. Hold on!

Mr. Yeom Byeongcheol, wait! Wait!

-[horn honks] -[tires screech]

[crashing, thudding]

[both exclaim]

[♪ tense music playing]

[Jiui] Mr. Yeom Byeongcheol!

Damn it, seriously…

[stammers] What are we going to do?

What are we going to do?

-Oh, goodness! -[Jiui] Hey, hey!

How are things looking down there?

His legs seem to be fine.

But he's losing a lot of blood on his face.

We should get him to the center right now.

-He's about to go into shock. -[groaning]

Let's take a look at him.

[continues groaning]

Mr. Yeom,

-can you tell where we are right now? -Yes.

-Do you recall getting into an accident? -Yes.

[panting]

-[Hari] What's going on? -We have a drunk motorcycle wreck.

-We should clean the wound and suture it. -No, you can't.

If any of you touch a single thing here, it's theft.

We should wait for the medical boat--

It'll be too late.

[Ms. Hwang] Administrative orders don't work that way. You'll get in big trouble!

No. We could all end up in handcuffs, okay?

[exclaims]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[Ms. Hwang] Huh?

Goodness, Ms. Hari!

Oh, my…

What are you trying to do?

[Yeom groans]

I'm the one who stole this, so…

you guys focus on treating him.

[Ms. Hwang] Oh, gosh, Hari…

[Yeom whimpering]

[♪ melodic music playing]

[groaning, straining]

[sighs]

[grunts, panting]

[groans]

Why would you take such a risk for me?

You guys don't even like me.

[chuckles]

Keep your mouth shut, please.

-[Hyeon] Uh… -[smacks lips]

[Hyeon] This side should be fine once we dress the wound.

[Jiui] Yes, that should be fine.

[Hyeon] A little ointment will be enough.

-[sighs] -[Jiui] Are you hurting anywhere else?

ASONG HOSPITAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Ms. Eom,

are you okay?

What happened?

You passed out on the ferry.

Uh,

you had an ectopic pregnancy, so they had to operate on you right away.

This wasn't your fault.

No one chooses to have an ectopic pregnancy, so…

[chuckles]

[sighs]

I'm so utterly pathetic. [chuckles softly]

M-Ms. Eom…

Do you know what I thought about just now?

"What a relief."

[♪ melancholy music playing]

"I'm glad I didn't have to make a choice in the end."

[sighs]

Um…

[stammers]

You're still in shock, and this all happened so abruptly--

I know you're also relieved.

What do you mean by that?

You were scared you'd have to take responsibility for me because of the baby.

You were sighing all the time,

and you looked like you were being led to a slaughterhouse.

[gulps]

You're right. [breathes shakily]

I was also scared, if I'm being honest.

I'm only 26.

Was I supposed to just be happy about it without a second thought?

I was scared, sure. But…

But still…

I'm not relieved that this happened.

Right now,

I'm just sorry about what happened to you and I'm concerned for your health.

But you know what?

I get that you're only saying that because you're upset right now… [breathes shakily]

…but please don't say such cruel things to me.

If you keep saying those things…

[breathes shakily]

[sighs]

[sniffles]

If you keep saying those things… [breathing shakily]

…it hurts me too.

[sniffles] I'll get you some water.

[sobbing]

[sniffles]

[sobs]

[weeping]

What do you mean, we were trespassing?

We were saving a person's life.

The health center is temporarily closed right now, you see?

Using the clinic itself is trespassing and illegal medical practice.

Then do we just turn a blind eye to an injured person?

Jeez, this is frustrating for us too.

But those are the rules, and my hands are tied.

Why'd you have to go and make even more trouble?

One wrong move, and all of you are going to get an official warning.

Um, I was actually acting on my--

[Ms. Hwang] I…

I did it.

-Ms. Hwang! -[whispers] Stop.

-Uh, that's not what-- -I… [stammers] I stole it.

I stole the medicine chest and the equipment.

These people had no part in it, so direct your questions to me.

[officer sighs] If you got an official warning for something like this,

your life as a civil servant would be over.

[Ms. Hwang] Oh, gosh…

I was the one who did it. I should take responsibility.

I've been on the job for 25 years,

so it's right that I take responsibility.

I should have broken that medicine chest

instead of hesitating like a fool.

I'm sorry.

Why would you say that? Come on…

[Ms. Hwang] I'm just sorry. I'm sorry. [sighs]

[Hyangmi] I'm sorry I couldn't offer any assistance.

I thought the governor would be convinced if it were the materials Dr. Do gave him.

But the governor

pinned all the corruption of the helipad

on Yeom Byeongcheol.

-[sighs] -As of right now,

there is no way to fight and win against the governor.

Still, I don't think the center should be shut down,

which is why I've come up with a solution.

With an election ahead,

right now is a crucial time for the governor.

He won't want to fight with Pyeondongdo,

since every vote is going to count.

He's simply letting his anger and pride do the talking.

To think he'd put people's lives at risk for his pathetic pride…

I'll convince the governor to announce a ten-year plan

for medical advancement in Pyeondongdo.

Help out with his campaign there.

I will say that the Pyeondong center is absolutely necessary.

Then he will give in while pretending to be reluctant.

-Director. -I know how you feel, Dr. Do.

But this isn't the time to let your pride do the talking.

A doctor shouldn't rob his patients of their clinic.

No.

[♪ tense music playing]

I'm going to keep fighting until the end.

If we don't bring about change now,

people on islands will keep feeling guilty about being sick.

[sighs]

Do think it over.

I'll be waiting.

Until next time…

I'd say this is a no-brainer.

I get the importance of bringing about positive change in the system,

but isn't it our job to offer immediate treatment to sick people?

If we don't change it now, people will start dying on islands again.

Is there a way for us to win, though?

What if the center really does get shut down for good?

Dr. Do,

are you sure you're not letting your pride do the talking too?

[sighs]

[breathes deeply]

Um, please don't hold it against Dr. Chiyeon.

It's all because of me.

Huh?

Turns out my eye condition is much more serious than I thought. [chuckles]

I don't know how Dr. Chiyeon found out about it,

but he connected me with an eye doctor.

Goodness.

Since the surgery is going to cost a lot and it'll take a long time,

I vented to Dr. Chiyeon a little…

[inhales, sighs]

…about how I'd have no means of paying for my eye operation

if they shut down the center.

I think that's why he was like that.

That's why…

[clicks tongue]

So Dr. Chiyeon isn't being a coward.

I'm the one… [clears throat]

I'm the one who's being a coward.

While you doctors are trying so hard to make a change… [sniffles]

…I'm only worrying about myself

despite being the oldest one here. [chuckles]

I'm sorry, Ms. Hwang.

Don't be like that.

You'll only make me feel worse. [sniffles]

Uh… [smacks lips]

Oh, gosh… [chuckles] …it's hard to tough it out each day.

It's hard.

Such a struggle.

I'll be going now.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[sighs]

[sighs]

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

[whistles]

Did you just chuck a cigarette butt in front of the health center?

Hold it, Mr. Yeom Byeongcheol.

Hold it! Wait, wait, wait.

What, what, what? What do you want?

What did they say at the hospital? Did you break a bone?

What's it to you? Are you mocking me?

The cast means it's a fracture.

Don't go around like this if you want your bones to heal properly.

You're changing the dressing every day, right?

[sighs]

Is that it?

What?

Is that really all you have to say to me?

Don't drink alcohol if you want to heal properly.

[♪ gentle music playing]

Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Let me ask you something.

Why did you treat me?

I really don't get it.

This all happened to you because of me.

Why would it matter whether a patient

is a good person or not when you're treating them?

That's not important to me.

To me, a patient is just a patient.

Fine, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it.

Here, take this.

Just take it.

[♪ whimsical music playing]

[inhales sharply]

What's going on with this one today?

He's showing a lot of focus today.

He's also shucking those oysters at breakneck speed.

If we're going to let him keep messing them up like that,

we might as well have left them out there

so the seagulls could eat until their bellies burst!

[shuckers chuckling]

Um, Dr. Do Jiui.

If you're tired, maybe you should call it a day.

Not at all. I'm fine.

Um, Dr. Do, why don't we take a quick break?

-Huh? Why though? -Let's take a break.

-But everyone else is working. -We'll be back.

-Makes no difference to us. -Take a long break.

-Take a really long break. -[Sugwang] You don't have to come back.

These need to be stitched back together.

It's basically oyster mash. Oyster mash.

[Hari whispers] It looks so good.

Ah.

Uh, but why are we taking a break to have ramyeon all of a sudden?

Everyone will be waiting.

We need to keep our bellies full

if we're going to work more efficiently.

-[sighs] -[chuckles]

Uh, but why is there so much? I thought you were going to make two.

Mmm. That's right.

Two for you, and two for me. [chuckles]

-Oh. Oh. -[chuckles]

Thank you.

Can't forget the broth.

Let's dig in. [chuckles]

Mmm!

Mmm.

[chuckles]

Dr. Do.

Something happened, right?

Sorry?

Tell me about it.

Oh, well…

I'm going to help the governor with his election campaign.

[♪ gentle music playing]

[Hyangmi] A doctor shouldn't rob his patients of their clinic.

[chuckles softly]

I see. You're doing the right thing.

Doing what it takes to reopen the center is what matters right now.

As for that campaign, we'll just wing it. You're doing the right thing.

[chuckles]

-That's not what I meant. -Hmm?

[♪ cheeky music playing]

I'll make it so he gets what's coming to him.

The governor of Yeopoong-gun…

He'll get what's coming to him.

[gulps] Hmm.

A while back, a tragic accident caused the loss of a life here on Pyeondongdo,

and once I heard the news, my heart was torn into a million pieces.

I failed to keep my promise to ensure that getting sick on this island

would never be a death sentence again.

On this very helipad in Pyeondongdo, where the pilot lost his life,

I will promise you this!

I, Ko Changmok,

will modernize healthcare so that islanders can receive

the same kind of healthcare that mainlanders get,

no matter what!

Even the staff at Pyeondong Public Health Center here

have agreed to lend me their assistance!

EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELIPAD

[crowd exclaiming, murmuring]

[Jiui] Hello, everyone.

My name is Do Jiui, and I'm a PH doc at Pyeondong Public Health Center.

While treating patients here,

I developed a thorough understanding of the governor's intentions.

The fact that when it comes to the patients' lives…

Governor Ko Changmok…

does not care for them one bit.

-[person gasps] -[crowd murmuring]

Huh? [stammering] What is he talking about? What does he mean? [chuckles]

[Changmok] We'll be outsourcing

the Yeopoong healthcare modernization initiative to the highest bidder

so it becomes a cash cow for us.

We'll be swimming in riches beyond…

-Isn't that the governor's voice? -It is.

Oy. What are you standing around for? Drag him away.

Stop letting him play this nonsense.

What you just heard

-is proof that Governor Ko Changmok… -[Changmok] Get him!

…used the healthcare modernization initiative

as a front to embezzle business funds.

-This is all real! -Damn it.

Why are you listening to this nonsense?

Are the claims true?

-Please explain yourself! -That doctor,

he's got a few screws loose, and he's on psychiatric meds.

Why even bother listening to the words of a madman?

[Jiui] A proper system, not a single doctor,

is what saves lives on an island

by letting people receive proper medical care.

And the one who ruined that system is Governor Ko Changmok.

What is this?

It's…

dirt I gathered on the governor while I was doing his dirty work.

There's a slush fund ledger, and because I gathered

absolutely everything on how he spent his illegal campaign funds,

that bastard Ko Changmok won't be able to back out of this.

If the police got their hands on this…

you won't escape punishment either.

Yeah, well. I'm sure things will work out one way or another.

But seeing you doctors go as far

as breaking open the medicine chest to save a guy like me…

made me realize that, damn it, I've been living such a shameful life.

Let me have this so I can go out in style.

[resident] Explain yourself before you go!

How dare you get in the way of your governor!

-Block him! -Stop!

-Stop him! -Stop him!

-Hey! -Stop shoving.

-Hey! -Block him!

-[resident] You owe us an explanation! -[Changmok] Move!

Do something!

-Don't push… [yelling] -[body thuds on ground]

Oh, my goodness!

-I told you to stop. -The heck? Is he kneeling all of a sudden?

Let me through. Let me take a look at him.

-[Changmok exclaiming] -Let me take a look at him. Excuse me.

You injured your knee, huh? Hold on.

Let's get you on your back.

You're okay.

Hold him up for me please.

Which leg did you hurt? Is it this one?

-This one? -[Changmok exclaiming]

Jeez, take it easy, would you?

Be gentle.

[Jiui] So this is what happened.

It appears to be a case of patellar luxation.

Patellar luxation?

What the heck is that?

Doesn't patellar luxation only happen to dogs?

My Deokgu also had his patella slip out recently.

Seems fitting for a son of a bitch.

Goodness, do something about it!

I'm afraid there's nothing we can do right now.

We can't offer medical services at a suspended center

according to the system.

And we're civil servants who have to follow the system.

Then hurry up and open the health center!

Hurry up and open it!

Then I take it you're lifting the suspension?

Of course I am!

My leg is killing me right now!

-Oh, my goodness! -[Jiui] To the center, please.

-Lift him up. -[Changmok] Hey!

[Jiui] Be gentle.

-Be careful! -Hey!

Please make way for us!

[Changmok] Jeez, move out of the way!

PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Hey, I said go easy on me!

[groaning]

Be careful.

Hey! Damn it…

You've really put me to shame till the very end, Dr. Do.

I seem to have forgotten for so long

that I'm a doctor as well.

I'm going to fight back now, so I no longer have to live in shame.

[♪ optimistic music playing]

[footsteps depart]

-[vehicle door closes] -[engine starts]

Auntie.

[music stops]

-[scrubbing] -[dishes clunking]

[scrubbing continues]

Where is she?

She's the one who kept calling me to come over.

[Geumja] Goodness, what an absolute mess.

[♪ intriguing music playing]

What's all this?

[Jucheon] You did tell me to clean them thoroughly.

[Geumja] Goodness, you're driving me crazy.

[Jeongseon] Auntie.

Ms. Jeongseon, you made it.

I'd really appreciate it if you could take the doctor away.

Take this and do what you will with it.

Teach him how to make abalone seaweed soup or boil it and feed it to him.

What's going on here?

[sighs]

He asked me to teach him how to make abalone seaweed soup,

so I told him to clean them thoroughly,

and goodness gracious me…

He did this to the abalone.

Goodness…

You did tell me to clean thoroughly.

[sighs] My, he's talented.

Our doctor is so talented.

You really are the ninnyhammer of all ninnyhammers.

BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR

I just mopped that area. If you spill water like that…

-I'm so sorry! -I mean…

-Move. -Dr. Jucheon!

I'm sorry!

PYEONDONG PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Looks great.

Dr. Hyeon, clean properly. You missed so many water stains here.

You have zero sense when it comes to common chores.

That may be true…

but I've got the looks to make up for it.

-[rooster crowing] -[scoffs]

Oof!

Thank you.

What?

I was just thanking you for helping Ms. Sinhye.

[chuckles]

Need I remind you that I've known Ms. Sinhye for longer than you have?

[laughs]

[Ms. Hwang exclaiming] The news is starting. Everyone, gather around!

Hurry!

[anchor] Governor Ko Changmok has been arrested on charges of embezzling

the construction funds raised to modernize healthcare in Yeopoong-gun.

[Ms. Hwang] Goodness, look at him coming out like he's on the way to his deathbed.

And get a load of that wheelchair.

[anchor] …are confident they can prove the charges.

Based on statements by Choi Hyangmi, Yeopoong-gun's director of care services,

the prosecution was able to confirm…

It's great to get such heartwarming news to kick off the year, right?

So warm. It's so satisfying.

…with his modernization initiative, to be an outstanding governor who…

[Ms. Hwang] That's enough of that rubbish.

Turn it off.

Ms. Hwang, when's your operation?

It's next week.

How could you keep all that from us and suffer in silence

after telling me to lean on you?

[chuckles]

I'm sorry.

But as it turns out, being sick did come with its perks.

-Being sick came with its perks? -Yeah.

I didn't know it before, but I found out that all of Pyeondongdo had my back.

Once I found that out, I wasn't afraid of anything.

[chuckles] Mmm.

Ms. Hwang.

-So… -Mmm?

[clattering]

I…

Everyone, come outside.

It's already here.

Oh, my!

[Jucheon] Dress warm, though.

-It's freezing outside. -Jackets.

[Hari] Dr. Do, wear your coat.

-Let me help you. -Come on out.

DELIVERY

-It's heavy. -It's okay.

We're getting a new X-ray and ultrasound machine,

and we're even switching out our crappy glucometer

and sphygmomanometer for new ones.

We also ordered tons of acupuncture equipment

because you ranted so much about "self-funded needles."

But it looks like we won't get to use them much

since we'll be transferring soon.

[crow cawing]

[wings fluttering]

[grunts]

Uh, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said that.

[laughs] No.

If we leave them here, someone else will get to use them.

-It's fine. Let's move them. -[laughing]

Move.

-Pass me another one. -Okay.

My, time sure flies.

To think it's already time for the doctors to move on.

-Oh, right. -Honestly, when I first got here,

I thought, "I'll just tough it out for the year and get out of here."

But I don't feel that way anymore.

This place feels like home now, and Mr. Park feels like my dad and so on.

Goodness, then I guess that means I've raised a doctor!

-[laughing] -What an honor!

Let me pour you a glass.

Pour me a glass.

Thank you so much for pushing through with us all this time.

-Thank you, everyone. -Thank you. I mean it.

When you said we should tough it out, I absolutely hated it at first.

It sounded like you were saying

we should throw in the towel before we could even begin.

[♪ sincere music playing]

But after toughing it out,

I realized that the most powerful thing we can do

is tough it out to the very end.

Holding your ground and toughing it out to the very end.

Mmm.

[Ms. Hwang] Right.

We've made it this far, so we must be the strongest.

Hear, hear!

[cheering]

Oh, my! What is that?

Make way!

A ship is entering port.

Here we go.

[all cheering, gasping]

The Youth Association members went out to sea to catch these

when they heard you'd be leaving.

They said we had to feed you lots of delicious food,

so you have no choice but to return when you're reminded of it.

Now then, here's to everyone's health, and to the day we meet again.

-To us! Cheers! -To us! Cheers!

To us! Cheers!

[clamoring, chattering]

Be sure to eat your fill today, everyone.

[Ms. Hwang] I think it'd be in your best interest to stop drinking.

[music stops]

[Hari] I guess this is your last day here.

It is.

So will you be choosing a specialty once you return?

Have you decided on one yet?

I don't know yet.

I'm going to give it some time and figure out what kind of doctor I am.

By the way, what's all this?

They're from the patients.

[Hari] Are you going to take everything with you?

Yes.

That's all going to be baggage, though.

I thought you hated this sort of stuff.

You couldn't stand mingling with people, no?

I gave it a shot, and it was pretty nice.

If you ever miss all that affection and chaos when you go back to Seoul,

you can always come to Pyeondongdo to hang out.

I don't know.

I don't think I can come back here.

Hmm?

I still haven't…

Ah.

I'm sorry.

[chuckles]

[♪ playful music playing]

There you go, jumping to conclusions again.

Hmm?

I meant that I still have a lot to study.

And I need to pick a specialty too.

Ah. [chuckles]

Right.

But I'll still visit.

Thank you for everything.

[Hari] Thank you.

[chuckles]

[music stops]

Say, "Ah."

It's hot, by the way.

[grunts]

-It's delicious. -[chuckles]

I figured I should feed you a meal before you left.

You like meat, just like any other mainlander, so eat your fill.

I thought…

our relationship was set to expire in a year.

I kept looking for evidence to prove that you weren't really into me.

I was trying to soften the blow of you leaving in a year.

I was bracing myself for something like a breakup in advance,

so I wouldn't take it too hard.

[♪ gentle music playing]

But after seeing the abalone you cleaned, there's no denying the fact…

that you're really into me, and that I'm really into you.

You figured that out just now?

So can you wait for me just a little over there?

What?

I heard a hospital near Baeng Baeng Intersection is looking for a nurse

so I turned in my résumé.

Just like you barged into my life here,

I think I'll try barging into your life over there.

Ms. Eom.

[groaning]

-[both grunting] -[music stops]

I'm sorry.

It's not that.

I…

I had some garlic.

Just give me a second. I'll go brush my teeth.

No!

[♪ romantic music playing]

That makes two of us now.

-What? -Now we're even.

[Jiui] To the island that braved the winter…

spring was finally coming.

[Ms. Hwang] Ms. Hari.

[music stops]

I mean…

Hari.

[both chuckling]

It's already been almost a year since you came here.

Mmm. You're right. [chuckles]

Gosh.

It's about time you returned to your place.

I'd love it if you stayed,

but wasn't it your lifelong dream to save people in an OR?

Your grandma even held a feast for the neighborhood

when you became an OR nurse at a university hospital.

-Auntie, but I'm still-- -[Ms. Hwang] Yes, I know.

I know.

[♪ gentle music playing]

But do you really think

you'll start to forget your grandmother

if you stay here?

Will you get over the pain?

You have to do what you must,

while you wait for your grief to fade away.

This is exactly the reason Dr. Do's been causing such a fuss, you know.

Dr. Do?

What about him?

He received a notice of reassignment,

but he's been protesting at the county office every day

so he can stay here.

Oh, no.

[Ms. Hwang] But it's not going to go his way.

What choice does a civil servant have but to obey orders?

The time has come for the two of you to leave the island.

[Jiui] We each prepared for spring…

on our respective islands.

[sniffs]

HARI, MY DARLING GRANDDAUGHTER

MAIN ALBUMS, RECENT PHOTOS

[chuckles]

[photographer] Come over here if you're all set.

Okay, coming.

Oh, my.

Please make sure it turns out nice.

It'll be my last photo, after all.

GRANDMA, DON'T PUSH YOURSELF TOO HARD TODAY

AND MAKE SURE YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE!

[photographer] But why'd you come to take a photo like this by yourself?

Do you not have any family?

Of course I do.

I have a beautiful, smart granddaughter with a heart of gold.

[photographer] Then you should have come together.

It must be lonely doing this alone.

[Mija] Why would I bring her over for my final photo and make her sad?

My baby only needs to see photos of me smiling.

There's no need to let her see a photo like this.

[photographer] You'll only make her sadder later

if she finds out you were here by yourself.

[Mija] Do you think so?

Still, I'm not worried for her one bit.

My Hari's got someone to look after her once I'm gone.

Besides, my girl will power through and pick herself back up.

I raised her to be strong and resilient.

[photographer] You look the happiest when talking about your granddaughter.

Yes.

[photographer] I'll be taking the photo now.

[Mija] Oh, okay! [chuckles]

[photographer] Two, three.

-[camera beeps] -[shutter clicks]

[sniffles]

Grandma, I'm…

going to live my best life.

So watch over me, okay?

[music stops]

Dr. Do!

Why'd you ask to see me here?

I heard a new burger joint opened in Jineondo.

They have healthy chlorella burgers.

Jineondo's an hour away by ferry, though.

So we'll take it.

Uh…

-[boat horn blows] -Oh.

It's here. Let's go.

Are you sure you're going to be okay?

Of course. You're here with me.

I have something to tell you, Dr. Do.

I'm…

going to go back to the hospital.

I told you, didn't I?

Pyeondongdo was my place of refuge.

I crossed the sea to seek shelter here, where it's safest.

Now that I've found the strength to tough it out,

I'm going to go back to where I belong and keep doing what I'm good at.

I think that would make my grandma happy.

Wow.

That's amazing.

[scoffs, chuckles]

So you should comply with the reassignment order.

As a PH doc who is a civil servant and a soldier,

when they say jump, you jump.

Why would you challenge the authorities so recklessly?

-Ms. Sinhye told you, didn't she? -That's right.

I asked her not to say anything until I resolved the matter.

People here can't keep a secret to save their lives.

Thank you.

Hmm?

I can cross the sea again only because I have you by my side.

What if we miss each other?

I don't see what the issue is

when there's no ocean between us to stop us, come rain or storm.

We simply have to go to one another when we miss each other.

But still…

[♪ romantic music playing]

Don't worry.

I got my hooks into you, remember?

I won't ever let go. [chuckles]

I'm not worried because I'm never letting go, either.

[Jiui] The calm waters of spring didn't last long…

[music stops]

…and the blazing summer waves took me

to an unexpected location.

[♪ curious music playing]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

REFORM DISCIPLINE AND ORDER, MORAL INTEGRITY

[people shouting]

I can tough it out here too, right?

[music stops]

DOCTOR ON THE EDGE

-[staff] Okay. Lock your arms. -All right.

[staff] Now, look straight ahead. One, two…

-[camera beeps] -[shutter clicks]

THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU'VE SHOWN DOCTOR ON THE EDGE

THIS IS THE VILLAGE CHIEF

I MISS EVERYONE SO MUCH ALREADY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN

EVERYONE ON OUR ISLAND OWES

THEIR GOOD HEALTH TO OUR DOCTORS ON THE EDGE

PLEASE SHOW A LOT OF LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THIS GREAT STORY

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D ACTUALLY STICK A NEEDLE IN ME

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN

IT WAS A WINTER TO REMEMBER

A WARM MEMORY THAT'LL STAY WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME

I WAS HAPPY TO PLAY JINBAE!

DOCTOR ON THE EDGE IS THE BEST!

LET'S GO, DOCTOR ON THE EDGE!

"I'M GOING TO FOLLOW MY HEART"

PLEASE BE KIND TO THE GOVERNOR!

MY HEART WOULDN'T STOP RACING WHILE WE WERE FILMING

I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER GEUMJA OF CLIFFSIDE RESTAURANT

BEAUTIFUL DAYS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, CRYING, AND MORE LAUGHTER

WE LAUGHED AND CRIED BUT IT ALL WENT BY IN A FLASH

LET'S LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST

MAY WE MEET AGAIN, AS BETTER VERSIONS OF OURSELVES

IT WAS A SPECIAL JOURNEY DEAR TO MY HEART

WE LOVED PASSIONATELY

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE MOMENTS I LAUGHED AND CRIED WITH HARI

SHOULD YOU NEED A BREAK, DROP BY PYEONDONGDO FOR A VISIT

I'LL ALWAYS BE BACK WITH A SHOW

THAT CHEERS US ON FOR OUR EFFORTS AND GROWTH!

WE LAUGHED AND CRIED A LOT ON SET WHILE FILMING THIS SHOW

I HOPE IT OFFERED SOME SOLACE TO OUR VIEWERS

Translated by Yoon Hyuk Park