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DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

Gye Su-jeong? Are you Gye Su-jeong?

Who are you?

The hands of God?

Doctor X?

My little sister was shot.

She needs you, Gye Su-jeong.

Is that why you came here

all by yourself?

I heard only Gye Su-jeong can save her.

Who told you that?

Baba.

Baba?

He's a doctor.

Baba is hurt too, and he says

there's a bullet in my little sister's head.

Please help us.

Okay. Let's go.

What's this?

There are a lot of soldiers outside.

I'll only get in your way.

-That's where my village is-- -No.

You need

medical treatment too.

Then…

Why…

Why?

Bullets might come from behind.

You must survive to save my little sister.

What if the bullets

come from the front?

What's your name?

Baraka.

"Blessing"?

And your little sister?

Neema.

"Blessing" and "Grace."

With those on our side, nothing bad will happen to us.

Close your eyes.

Don't open your eyes

until I say that you can.

When you open your eyes, you'll see your little sister.

Your little sister.

So…

hold on tight.

Let's go home.

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

This just in.

Former President Ji Du-seok has been found unconscious

and is being rushed to the hospital.

Our reporter at the scene has more.

GUSEO UNIVERSITY SEONAM MEDICAL CENTER

Did you find Mr. Oh Sang-beom?

Where is he?

Tell me where he is!

I can stay longer. Let me stay.

An intern can't stay here the whole time.

I'll stay instead.

OH SANG-BEOM

The head of hospital security came earlier

and said he'll need to be moved to another room.

Moved to another room? Why?

They need to clear this entire floor,

so they'll find another room for him.

They made a big show of welcoming him

and put him in a VIP room like they'd do anything for him.

But now this?

Let her stay for now.

She won't budge, no matter who comes.

Damn it.

I'll speak to the director about this.

Director Bu probably approved it already.

Even if he did, we still need to tell him this is wrong.

The hospital agreed to take full responsibility for that patient.

He didn't want to come, but we dragged him here.

Yes, but…

Staying here doesn't feel right either.

Right.

But still, what kind of situation is this?

How does this make any sense?

WE CONDEMN JI DU-SEOK, A BLIGHT ON HISTORY

HOPE DAILY

JI DU-SEOK, APOLOGIZE TO THE PEOPLE!

BRING DOWN JI DU-SEOK

A WEEK AGO

-Hello, sir. -Hello, sir.

Hello.

Working hard, I see.

You could've given us a little heads-up.

To what do we owe the pleasure of this sudden visit?

To catch you off guard.

Goodness, if that was your intention, you definitely succeeded.

Director Bu, you also seemed surprised.

I couldn't help but wonder what could bring you here unannounced.

Where do I even begin?

We'd love to hear your thoughts.

Actually,

I was thinking about the suggestion you made at the Magnolia gathering.

You know, forming a task force for hospital management recovery…

Do a surgery for us.

Surgery? What surgery?

The patient should come in with a referral

and get examined--

Would Chairman Gu be here if we could go through proper channels?

I'm not sure what you mean.

-Could you be more specific? -We need you to remove a bullet.

VICTIMS STILL OVERLOOKED AS SUPPORT STALLS 46 YEARS AFTER GWANGJU DEMOCRATIC UPRISING

From here.

What?

VICTIMS STILL OVERLOOKED

The patient is a 57-year-old male, Oh Sang-beom.

He suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1980

and fell into a coma from a lodged bullet fragment,

but woke up 15 days later.

The injury site is right here.

CASE 1: OH SANG-BEOM, M/57

It was left in place

because the surgical techniques and tools back then

made removal too risky.

Because of its location, it still triggers left-sided facial and limb spasms,

PTSD-induced seizures, headaches, and visual and auditory hallucinations.

After that happened,

a fire broke out at the hospital and took out his records.

So there's no way to know its exact location.

-Why not examine him again then? -He said no.

He's refusing treatment and just taking a ton of painkillers.

His older brother was with him at the time

and died from the shooting while shielding him.

He feels guilty or whatever

and insists on just living with it.

Anyway, this man is important because

he was shot from a helicopter.

You get it, right?

Mr. Oh and his brother weren't shot by just any gun.

They were shot from a helicopter.

The martial law command never really acknowledged

any acts of violence by their troops at the time.

But proof of that

is in this man's head.

But you said he refuses to be examined, let alone treated--

So work on him and win him over.

And if we promise to get support for the victims,

it'll paint a great picture of justice.

Now's the time to show the power of the white coat alliance.

You mean us, sir?

That med school quota issue?

We can handle that on our end after this.

It'd boost public opinion of doctors too.

Wow, this is just…

It would be ideal if I could do it myself.

I'd take out the bullet and show everyone.

That would be amazing.

-Why didn't you become a surgeon? -Such a shame.

Why us?

Why insist on having the surgery here?

Because no one else will do it.

We already asked around.

We won't do it either.

Magnolia made the decision.

You expect us to follow a decision that might jeopardize the hospital?

The view here is a bit off.

Director Bu.

Ever wonder why the director's office is on such an awkward floor?

Haven't opened it, have you?

This door connects directly to the parking lot.

In this position, you can't always use the front door.

Lower floors undermine your authority, while higher floors make it hard to run.

But here, it's easy to slip away or bolt if things go sideways.

Don't assume you'll never use this door.

We're discussing something important, so come back later.

I'm sorry, but this is really urgent.

Sir, a reporter keeps calling.

They say the foundation is discussing shutting down the hospital

and want our comments.

It's said to have leaked from the main hospital

that we've been struggling with mounting deficits.

Director Bu.

The reporter even mentioned the exact deficit amount.

We need to shut this story down.

So we're the patsy.

-What did he just say? -Is he serious?

What did you say? A patsy for what?

Tell me I'm wrong.

Do you think we don't know, Director?

We know everything.

Listen, it's unseemly to be so reluctant

when a patient's life is on the line.

Dr. Do Yun-sik.

Don't you think it's ridiculous for you to say that?

-What did you say? -Sit down.

Anyone not in neuro has no say.

Sir, please…

Please stop.

Look at you. All right.

So now you're acting like you're in neuro too, huh?

Are you learning a lot from Bae?

You can't even do a craniotomy. Stay out of this.

What?

You should watch what you say.

It's either death on the table or a vegetative state.

There's no guarantee he'll come out of the OR with no deficits.

If this isn't unloading a high-risk surgery, what is?

You haven't even seen any scans yet,

so why would you say that?

Everyone under the sun will be watching

to see how this turns out.

Why perform this surgery at all?

Who's going to do it?

Are you?

Who?

I will!

I'll operate.

Dr. Gye will operate.

-What? -They'll take the bait.

Both Dr. Gye and Ms. Jang won't be able to resist.

But if she fails…

We won't be responsible for that outcome.

It'll be entirely on Dr. Gye and Ms. Jang.

This could be our chance to kick Dr. Gye out for good.

Magnolia won't stand back if she fails,

and public opinion will also…

We won't be going down alone.

White coat alliance, right?

So if we go down,

we go down together.

Given we're handling everything from persuasion to surgery,

this is a bit weak.

You'll get another one of these when it's done.

Sounds good.

You're not taking it?

I'll take it all at once.

I went shopping at the department store,

so I have a lot to carry.

I'll see you soon.

She just assumes the surgery will be a success?

I was in the middle of a grocery run

when he called out of the blue and told me to come.

What does he expect me to do after bringing up something like that?

He basically said we have to do it.

So I guess we'll oblige.

I had no idea he'd call again so soon.

I didn't even ask him the amount because I was trying to play it cool.

Let's see here.

Considering the depth of the shopping bag

and the size of a 50,000-won bill,

it'd roughly come out to…

this amount.

I think we can…

Don't keep us in suspense and tell us already.

We can finally…

get a new car.

-Nice! -Thank you, God. Thank you, Buddha.

Every extra day we get to live is thanks to you, Su-jeong.

Definitely. That car was a death trap.

I prayed every time I got in it.

We spend more time pushing it than riding in it these days.

Let's look up some cars.

We clean up their messes,

and he sets a trap?

He had everyone there to set you up.

He wanted them to see you step up

to pin it on you if it goes wrong.

I texted you knowing he would.

Not happy to be back in surgery?

I've been doing appendectomies all week.

I know. Stop calling me.

Thanks to you, I've only done appies all week too.

And since you finish too quickly,

surgeries keep rolling in, and I get even busier.

Yes?

This will help.

I have some too.

Can't you just match everyone else's pace?

Stop doing back-to-back surgeries. I can barely…

Get to the conference hall right now.

Tell them you'll do it.

Do what?

What--

Bullet, brain, surgery.

Have some more. Enjoy.

-Okay. -This too.

Over here.

-Hello, young doctor. -Hello.

I'm so relieved the hospital assigned you to this case, Dr. Park.

I haven't been on a train in a while,

so I'm a bit excited.

I did all of my assignments too.

Here are the ones the hospital gave me and the ones I found.

I read them too.

Oh, of course you did.

I just thought…

She'll read them again on the train.

-Here, eat this. -Thank you.

Dr. Jo, over here!

-Oh, come in. -Here.

-Join us. -Hello.

Don't feel awkward.

We already know each other.

-Come here. -Okay.

I came because you asked, but you didn't have to include me.

We didn't get to have dinner last time because of that damn bastard.

I was so disappointed.

But since you agreed to do it,

we might as well go together.

But why bring an anesthesiologist?

Just look at the cheerful goof

and the moody glutton.

Would you let them operate on you?

We need at least one person who looks like a doctor, right?

So just come along, okay?

-Here, have this. -Okay.

Looks like this place is done for the day.

So is my wallet.

I'll let you off the hook for today.

You seem to know Dr. Gye pretty well.

-You two must be friends now, right? -I wouldn't say that.

Oh, right.

It's a long trip,

so let's recharge our batteries before we go.

Okay, okay.

-Here, have one. -Thank you.

This is good.

I'm full of energy now.

Are you two reading the same text I am?

On the train yet? Snacking now? What about presents? Gwangju specialties?

Thinking of me? At the train station yet?

No gift, you're a buzzkill. Get me one, you're a baller.

-Get it, or triggered? -Oh, Dr. Kim?

Talk to me, delicate Lady Macbeth. No? I'm sad. Boo.

My phone's turned into a pager.

I'll handle this.

The ER must be quiet right now.

You're cruel.

I agree. That's really harsh.

Jeez. He really must have no friends.

What is it?

That's mine.

I have lots of friends.

I'm totally popular.

Unlike him.

What? I have tons of friends.

-No, you don't. -I really do.

-How many? -Well, I…

Three, two, one. See? Zero friends.

I used to run a small shoe store.

Children's Day, Parents' Day, and Teacher's Day were all in May,

so it was an exciting month for shopkeepers like me.

But then…

GWANGJU, 1980

-Have a good day. -Thanks!

Look, I'll show you these shoes here

if you show me some money.

Do you have any right now?

Show me the shoes first.

Gosh, you little punk.

Your older brother is Seung-beom, right? The shoe shiner by the provincial office?

How did you know that?

I guess us tiger brothers are pretty famous.

Look at you.

You're as big as a cat. Tiger, my foot.

Goodness, that's hilarious.

So, you've been pacing around my shop these past few days.

Was it to see some shoes?

You little rascal.

Your older brother shines shoes all day

to support you and your mother.

And you go around spending his money on buying shoes?

It's my money.

Is it?

I'm sorry, kid.

I saved all my money to buy my brother a pair of shoes.

Goodness.

You resemble him.

You're sharp, just like your brother.

Really?

But we're not even related by blood.

When I was four,

my birth mom rented a room in my mom's place.

But my birth mom left me there and took off.

That's how my mom and brother became my family.

If it weren't for me,

he wouldn't have to shine shoes so much.

He could maybe work every other day.

Don't be silly. You're his little brother.

Wait here.

My brother likes classical music.

And my brother is… What's it called?

He's intelligible.

You mean "intelligent"!

Intelligible means being understood and such.

Anyway, you know what I mean, right?

I'm saying he's really smart.

He wants to learn the piano. It won't take a guy like him long.

HANBAEK DRESS SHOES

Let's see here.

Here it is.

Take a look.

Will this do?

Yes, it will.

Here.

Take it.

Huh?

What about the money?

So, about these shoes.

Take a good look at the laces.

If you look carefully,

the laces are slightly uneven.

-Are they? -Come on.

You seem pretty smart, but your eyesight must be bad.

I can't sell them, so just take them.

Save your money

so you can buy your brother a piano.

Hey, what are you doing?

"I won't forget your kindness."

My mom taught me to bow when saying that.

Goodness, I thought for a second that I had to give you pocket money.

Wait right here. I'll get you some shoe polish.

-They've got guns! -What?

-He threw something! -What's happening?

Is there another protest?

Gosh, are people running from the provincial office?

Don't go there! Come over here!

Wait, my brother!

No, don't go.

I have to go to my brother.

No, you can't!

If something happens to him…

Let go. I said let go of me!

Run!

Hurry!

No.

No.

Seung-beom!

Seung-beom!

We just listened to Michel Polnier's "Qui a tué grand' maman."

Su-jeong.

This song is well known in Gwangju as the original version of "Song of May."

Back when "Song of May" was banned,

stations nationwide would play this around May 18th in tribute.

We get off at the next stop.

It's good to know someone has been looking after him.

They were patients in the same hospital, but he's a doctor now.

He really goes there every day?

They couldn't find his brother's body.

So he hasn't been laid to rest yet.

They say many are still unaccounted for.

That's why he goes there.

He shines shoes for a living

and goes there straight after work, come rain or shine.

For more than 40 years, pretty much his whole life.

He stopped talking at some point.

He just refuses.

The last thing he said was,

"It's all my fault."

"I want to die because I'm alive."

"But dying is too easy,

so I'll pay the price by living in pain."

WOO JAE-GYEONG INTERNAL MEDICINE

Hello.

I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.

Please come in.

These two were also in the hospital with us.

They want to talk to him too.

Please take a seat.

Are you saying she performed this surgery

and will be doing Sang-beom's as well?

Yes, that's right.

Everyone here is an excellent doctor.

I see.

Amazing.

I've never seen anything like it.

Why aren't you saying anything?

The government is paying for your surgery.

Lower your voice.

We can hear you just fine.

Do you want to wither away like Geun-sik did a while back?

Why would you bring that up?

How much longer do we need to see that happen?

If we keep disappearing one by one,

everyone will forget what happened.

It'll be wiped clean like it never happened at all.

Stop it already.

Sang-beom.

Do whatever you want.

We shouldn't have come. Let's go, Yeong-pyo.

Do you know what's really terrifying?

Being wiped clean wouldn't actually be the worst of it.

They'll say North Korea was behind it,

that we killed each other in a firefight,

and that we opened fire on the military first!

That's what they'll write after wiping our stories clean.

If we keep disappearing one by one,

that's what will happen!

We need to live long.

We need to live long, just to spite them.

Come on, Sang-beom.

Say something!

There you are, Ms. Jin.

Please pass that around.

Good.

Go outside and blow off some steam.

Sang-beom, you know how he feels.

Right?

Every time Yeong-pyo drinks, he goes on about

how heartbreaking it is that you've had to live that way

all these years.

He thinks about how lonely it must've been for you,

and he cries every time.

Isn't it funny?

He's almost 60, you know.

But in our eyes,

you'll always be

the same little 12-year-old kid

who cried and begged to go home.

Asleep or awake, you'd ask for your brother.

And asleep or awake, you'd ask for your mom.

Do you remember?

You'd wake up in the middle of the night crying and sobbing,

"It's too heavy."

You kept repeating that over and over.

Gosh, it made me wonder how frightened you must've been

to mix up "It's too scary" with "It's too heavy."

It broke my heart.

Being a doctor myself,

I have an idea of how risky it is.

There's a high chance the surgery will fail, right?

Will he be able to

come back?

I might fail.

If I fail, you'll die.

You don't have to do the surgery.

You might be uncomfortable,

but you're still alive.

She's saying she respects Mr. Oh's wishes and opinion.

But will you be okay with it?

Just existing like this?

You've spent all these years simply existing in pain.

Are you really okay with it?

This thick file only contains

painkiller prescriptions.

Dying… I mean, the end

is the same either way.

But if we do nothing, there's no chance at all.

Like Dr. Gye said,

you don't have to do the surgery.

But at least let us examine you.

We need the exam results to know for sure.

After you see the results,

you're free to leave without surgery.

Just take a few scans, okay?

Goodness.

Why just the scans?

While you're in Seoul,

look around and eat some good food too.

Sang-beom.

It's time you lived a little.

Well…

I guess everyone felt sad to see Sang-beom off.

So I came on behalf of the others.

Once we arrive, he'll be admitted, and we'll run some scans.

We'll keep you updated.

Please call me whenever you feel worried.

I'll answer every time.

Oh, right.

Here's some gimbap.

I'll be there on the day of your surgery.

See you then, okay?

This is really good.

My word.

She's got skills to match her appetite.

Don't worry.

I should've made ten or a hundred more then.

Everyone chipped in a little.

Come on, take it.

Just take it.

There we go.

Everyone has it hard.

But when it comes to how much we care about you,

we're just as wealthy as Lee Byeong-chull or Elon Musk.

I know the government is covering

-all your medical bills, -Stop eating.

but a thick wallet keeps you standing tall.

Hold your head high when you get there.

Because we did nothing wrong.

Hey, what are you…

Attention, passengers.

Please be careful while the train is moving.

Thank you for riding with us today.

We hope you have a pleasant journey.

He'll come back.

Why did he get on his knees and bow?

Why did he have to get on his knees and bow?

He'll be fine.

I know he will.

Thanks to you, we got to ride a train, take a nice long trip,

and receive all this delicious food.

Has it been a while since you took a train?

Is this your first time on a train?

Oh, I see.

So you've never been anywhere other than Gwangju?

Why?

BECAUSE I FEEL GUILTY

GUSEO UNIVERSITY SEONAM MEDICAL CENTER

2. PRESENT ILLNESS: INJURY FROM BULLET FRAGMENT IN OCCIPITAL REGION

What on earth…

happened that day?

Please have this.

Did you enjoy your meal today?

Mr. Oh, did you sleep comfortably?

That's a relief.

The weather is so nice today.

-It really is, isn't it? -It's already spring.

The walking path here is lovely. You should check it out.

Why don't I take you?

You need to rest comfortably.

The hospital provided this room for you,

so please don't worry.

Gosh, thank you all for your hard work!

-Hello. -Goodness, Mr. Oh.

It's very nice to meet you.

I'm Kim Chang-su, president of the Medical Association.

I'm Mayor Im Ho-seok.

Are you settling in okay?

I hope you make yourself comfortable, have a smooth surgery,

and heal from your emotional wounds before you leave.

Now then.

-You have such a kind face. -Come on…

What?

What do you think you're doing?

-Gye Su-jeong. -If you're done shaking hands, leave.

He's my patient.

-What? -Do you know who this is?

Dr. Gye, did you just lose your mind?

Not just now, no.

I've always been this way.

You must be Gye Su-jeong.

-Yeah. -"Yeah"?

Stop exhausting my patient with boring self-introductions,

self-praise, long-winded speeches, and a grab for credit.

Get lost already.

-"Get lost"? -"Get lost"?

Dr. Gye!

Wait, is that a fire alarm?

What? Is there a fire?

Is there really a fire?

-What's going on? -A fire?

-Sir, we should go. -Follow us.

-Is there a fire? -Let's go.

Dr. Gye.

I suppose from your perspective,

this is all just a waste of time,

and we're a bunch of pathetic idiots.

But you know what?

The world is shaped and run by people who say "yes,"

not the ones who say "no."

Director, we should get out.

We're fine.

Dr. Jo, don't tell me you…

I've always wanted to push that button.

It practically begs you to push it.

But who knew I'd do it today?

I reviewed your scans.

Mr. Oh.

Do you see your brother?

The first time I saw you,

you were sitting at the end of the bench

even though it was rather small.

And you were looking to the side.

As if someone was sitting next to you.

He was just looking at the old cemetery…

You weren't looking into the distance.

I hear you always wear a notepad and pencil around your neck.

But not then.

Because you don't need them to talk to him.

It was the same

on the hospital bench.

After the surgery,

your seizures, tremors, pain, and other symptoms will lessen.

The visual and auditory hallucinations will also decrease.

And so will the chances of seeing your brother.

I thought you should be aware of this.

MY BROTHER IS A SYMPTOM?

Yes.

NOT A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION?

You know the answer.

Dr. Gye.

The surgery…

Can you pull it off?

Yes.

I don't fail.

I'M NOT DOING IT

I wish…

I could see him too.

I'M NOT DOING IT

-What are you doing? -Oh jeez.

Dr. Jo, you're like a cat.

-How are you so quiet? -He's probably asleep. Why are you here?

Right.

Why are you here?

Oh, I was on my way home.

You leave through the third floor and not the first?

You're smart sometimes.

Oh, right…

Oh, this is hot.

That smells incredible.

-Hey. -I'm home.

-Hi there. -Come sit down.

We need to fry some sausage.

On top of marinated crab and everything?

Su-jeong likes it.

We're having a banquet tonight.

Wash your hands and sit down.

Mr. Oh?

Mr. Oh?

Damn it.

-What are you staring at? -Around 7:50 p.m. today,

Mr. Ji Du-seok, who served as the 11th and 12th president,

was found collapsed in a golf clubhouse sauna

in Gyeonggi Province.

He was found in cardiac arrest and immediately given CPR.

He is currently being airlifted to the nearest hospital,

which is the Gyeonggi branch of GUMC.

The exact cause of his collapse is still unclear…

PARK TAE-GYEONG

Dr. Gye, Mr. Oh disappeared.

We've been looking for a while, but we can't find him.

Reports say he was still unconscious

and receiving oxygen support.

Here is a quick recap of what has happened.

At around 7:50 p.m.,

former President Ji Du-seok

was found unconscious in a golf clubhouse sauna

located in Gyeonggi Province.

Dr. Jo, look.

But where is that?

The rooftop!

Dr. Gye, he's on the rooftop.

There's too much traffic.

What's that?

Su-jeong.

Su-jeong, run!

You need to stop him!

No matter what!

-Dr. Kim? -Hurry up. We're busy.

EMS helicopter?

Ji Du-seok is being airlifted in.

-No! -Mr. Oh!

No! Grab him!

-Oh god! -Please pull yourself together.

Mr. Oh, please!

Please, Mr. Oh!

Please…

Please!

BECAUSE I FEEL GUILTY

Please help us.

Please…

Please…

Please…

Please.

GUSEO UNIVERSITY SEONAM MEDICAL CENTER

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

Please calm down. Push a sedative now!

They talked about transferring him in the meeting.

Does that mean the hospital is giving up?

He wants us to discharge him.

You have to live!

You have to try and live!

Mr. Oh Sang-beom has disappeared?

Get in!

But you know, don't you?

There's a way, right?

Think.

You must think and find a way.

Everyone will soon find out about your lie, Dr. Gye.

Subtitle translation by: Jenny Kim