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‎DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

‎1988 GUSEO UNIVERSITY ‎MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY

‎Gu Bon-pyeong.

‎CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION ‎GU BON-PYEONG

‎GUSEO FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN'S AWARD

‎Next is Bu Seung-gwon.

‎Here!

‎DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD ‎BU SEUNG-GWON

‎All those awards ‎actually belonged to Bu Seung-gwon,

‎but Professor Min agreed ‎to give them to Gu Bon-pyeong

‎on the condition that ‎Seung-gwon leads the Hippocratic Oath.

‎That's what I heard.

‎The chairman's son can have the awards,

‎but someone who truly deserves them ‎should lead the oath.

‎That's the general idea.

‎And he's right.

‎Someone who'd actually practice ‎should lead it.

‎Good job.

‎Thank you.

‎HIPPOCRATIC OATH

‎Hi… Hippocratic Oath!

‎-I pledge! ‎-I pledge!

‎"As a member of the medical profession…"

‎-As a member of the medical profession… ‎-As a member of the medical profession…

‎"I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life ‎to the service of humanity."

‎I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life ‎to the service of humanity.

‎1996 GUSEO UNIVERSITY

‎"I will give to my teachers the respect ‎and gratitude which is their due."

‎I will give to my teachers the respect ‎and gratitude which is their due.

‎"I will practice my profession ‎with conscience and dignity."

‎I will practice my profession ‎with conscience and dignity.

‎-One, two, three! ‎-One, two, three!

‎-Okay. ‎-One, two, three!

‎Hold on. The theater club guys.

‎Hey, theater club!

‎-Hey, line up. ‎-Guys, get ready.

‎Three, two, one!

‎-Wilderness! ‎-Wilderness!

‎One more! Three, two, one!

‎"The health and well-being…"

‎"The health and well-being of my patient ‎will be my first consideration."

‎"I will respect the secrets ‎that are confided in me."

‎"I will maintain

‎the honor and noble traditions ‎of the medical profession."

‎Diploma issued to Ma Seong-gyu ‎and fellow graduates.

‎"My colleagues will be ‎my sisters and brothers."

‎Congratulations.

‎"I will maintain ‎the utmost respect for human life

‎from its very beginning."

‎First, let me be clear

‎that this decision was not made lightly.

‎Negotiations have failed.

‎We issue a warning to the government!

‎If this measure is not withdrawn,

‎all medical associations will mobilize

‎to hold an immediate vote ‎on a general strike.

‎We also want to make it clear

‎that stepping away from our patients ‎is our absolute last resort.

‎2026 PRESS CONFERENCE ‎MEDICAL SCHOOL QUOTA INCREASE OPPOSITION

‎Hello, I'm Ma Seong-gyu,

‎head of the Gyeonggi Chapter ‎of the Korean Intern Resident Association.

‎In 42 hours, at 6 a.m. this Wednesday,

‎all residents and interns ‎will stop working and leave the hospital.

‎"I will not permit considerations ‎of race, religion, nationality,

‎political party, social standing,

‎or any other factor to intervene

‎between my duty and my patient."

‎"Even under threat,

‎I will not use my medical knowledge ‎contrary to the laws of humanity."

‎"I make these promises as a medical doctor

‎solemnly, freely, and upon my honor."

‎DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

‎EPISODE 8

‎42 HOURS BEFORE WORK STOPPAGE

‎I can't see the margins.

‎Placing a retractor.

‎-The other side too. ‎-Yes, Dr. Gye.

‎Vitals are unstable.

‎Oh, come on.

‎Teddy bears don't have vitals.

‎That damn theater geek.

‎You got this!

‎"You got this"? What a joke.

‎I don't do that.

‎How could you flat-out refuse?

‎You heartless person!

‎Are you saying Dr. Gye, ‎the infamous mad dog of the OR,

‎is refusing surgery?

‎But this hardly counts as--

‎Let's operate for now.

‎The guardian is crying.

‎Why did you page me again?

‎What's this?

‎-The stuffing's out. Toss it. ‎-Hey, you'll contaminate it!

‎She can hear you from outside.

‎I'm leaving.

‎-No, wait. ‎-Me too.

‎Just open an OR for me. Please?

‎Don't be ridiculous. Let go of me.

‎Doctor.

‎Can you operate on Snuggles?

‎Of course, Hyeon-a.

‎This is Dr. Gye Su-jeong.

‎Wow, it's Dr. Gye Su-jeong.

‎Do you know me?

‎I heard everyone talking in our ward.

‎They say you're the best surgeon.

‎Dr. Kim also said you were the best.

‎Ward?

‎Hyeon-a, you're so smart.

‎What made you bring Snuggles ‎to the ER when she got hurt?

‎Whenever I collapsed ‎after being discharged,

‎they brought me here.

‎That's why I brought Snuggles here.

‎This is Lee Hyeon-a. ‎She's eight, and she's my friend.

‎Right?

‎Hyeon-a here is super brave.

‎Despite the pain, you always tell us ‎your name and where it hurts, don't you?

‎Not even adults can do that.

‎You're amazing, Hyeon-a.

‎Dr. Gye.

‎Will Snuggles live if she gets surgery?

‎"Live"?

‎I'm not sure

‎what you mean by that, but…

‎Why don't you just buy a new--

‎Seriously?

‎Lee Snuggles, six years old.

‎The patient has a deep laceration and--

‎We control the organ injury first.

‎I get it, Doctor.

‎I just wanted to try it out, okay?

‎That's pretty cool, isn't it?

‎I'll get back at him for this.

‎Think this will be good enough?

‎Vitals are stable now.

‎Thank you, Doctor.

‎Dr. Gye, you need to take this seriously.

‎Hyeon-a's watching.

‎Dr. Kim got us a lot of new stuffing.

‎Make Snuggles plump and stuff her--

‎I'll stuff your mouth.

‎Shutting up now.

‎This?

‎Theluji.

‎Snow.

‎-"Nun" in Korean. ‎-"Nun."

‎Exactly.

‎Nun.

‎I want to see snow.

‎We'll take you to see it ‎before the year ends.

‎With Neema.

‎This won't do.

‎Let me take this off.

‎Neema.

‎Yes.

‎Mkono is "hand."

‎-"Hand." ‎-"Son" in Korean.

‎-"Son." ‎-Son.

‎And this is heart.

‎"Simjang" in Korean.

‎-‎"Simjang." ‎-"Simjang."

‎Simjang.

‎-"Simjang." ‎-"Simjang."

‎"Sinjang."

‎How about this?

‎Maeum.

‎"Maeum."

‎"Maeum."

‎Yes. Maeum.

‎-"Maeum." ‎-Perfect.

‎Dolly!

‎LEE SNUGGLES, F/6

‎Cut.

‎BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF

‎I think it's over.

‎Hyeon-a, Snuggles is done.

‎The surgery went well.

‎She has a malignant myofibroblastoma.

‎Thank you.

‎It's about 15 cm and wrapped around ‎her abdominal organs.

‎Palliative chemo is all we can do now.

‎Mom, can you wait a minute?

‎She already knows

‎that no one can operate on her.

‎Dr. Gye.

‎If I ever leave this world,

‎please take care of Snuggles.

‎And if she gets sick again,

‎please operate on her.

‎Promise you won't tell my mom ‎what I just said, okay?

‎Hey, Hyeon-a.

‎Snuggles got her surgery thanks to me,

‎so come visit me again, okay?

‎Gummy candies taste the best ‎when I eat them with you.

‎These are just for you.

‎Okay?

‎Good girl.

‎Don't run.

‎GUSEO UNIVERSITY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ‎MAKING CHILDREN HAPPY

‎She never gave me a hug.

‎Dr. Gye, your phone has been buzzing.

‎I heard Dr. Gye finally got ‎a desk in the hospital staff room.

‎Yes, well…

‎There were some circumstances.

‎Dr. Gye, how do you like your desk?

‎I've never sat there, so…

‎I guess you've had ‎a lot of surgeries lately, huh?

‎Including Mr. Oh Sang-beom's case,

‎Dr. Gye has indeed ‎been a great help to us.

‎I'm so happy to hear that.

‎I should hand out snacks ‎to her colleagues.

‎By the way, this doctor here…

‎Aren't you Dr. Jang Gil-yeong ‎of neurosurgery?

‎How do you know me?

‎You still have your white coat.

‎That's right, I still have it. So what?

‎You want me to… take it off…

‎Are you going to take it off me?

‎Dr. Jang, please calm yourself.

‎It was a joke.

‎Of course, I know who you are.

‎You're one of the top neurosurgeons ‎and a master of craniotomy.

‎So what? He's never around.

‎I told you that wasn't my fault!

‎You're rarely around ‎with all those surgeries,

‎and I imagine ‎you're busier than ever these days.

‎Listen, going forward,

‎we'd like you to take on

‎our neurosurgery consults.

‎Yes, of course.

‎If you need more hands on deck, ‎we'll certainly oblige.

‎But don't neglect general surgery.

‎Of course not.

‎I'd say a situation like this

‎is when Dr. Gye truly proves her worth.

‎Like a jack-of-all-trades, if you will.

‎Tell us now if she's board-certified ‎in some other specialty as well.

‎Don't spring it on us later.

‎Right, so that brings us to…

‎this new contract.

‎Here you go.

‎Given the urgent medical staff shortage,

‎we ask you to show ‎a little appreciation for her hard work.

‎You want a pay increase.

‎Quota increase, pay increase…

‎I can't stand it.

‎There's a new term.

‎"The locum is allowed to perform ‎the surgery she wants."

‎You know Wonjae Hospital, right?

‎PRIORITIZE DR. GYE'S PREFERENCES

‎They called us.

‎Apparently, they've heard of Dr. Gye.

‎These top-grade melons ‎are extremely hard to get.

‎How many should I have ready?

‎PATIENTS' RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

‎WE WILL NOT APOLOGIZE TO PATIENTS

‎DOCTORS' STRIKE: OUR FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN

‎Dr. Hwang in neurosurgery is ill.

‎The problem is, ‎there's no one to operate on him.

‎Who?

‎You know, the one who wasn't around, ‎like Dr. Jang.

‎The other one whose white coat ‎you threatened to take.

‎-Oh, right. ‎-It's not just general surgery.

‎Every department is canceling surgeries.

‎I can't tell if I'm putting food ‎in my mouth or my nose.

‎It's going in your mouth.

‎Thanks a lot. Just eat up, ‎so you can do more surgeries.

‎Can you stop paging me?

‎Why am I the only one ‎you page for surgeries?

‎That reminds me, ‎I need you to open an OR--

‎Official email requests only.

‎I don't remember verbal requests.

‎She's overwhelmed ‎because there aren't any doctors.

‎I thought anesthesiology would be okay,

‎but I guess not.

‎You must be busy, young doctor.

‎I heard many people walked out.

‎Hey…

‎I was wondering where they've been.

‎You can really feel Dr. Ma's absence.

‎All the patients feel uneasy.

‎Yes, understood.

‎Doctor, I'm afraid we need to ‎cancel the surgery.

‎No one can assist you that day.

‎That's rather unfair.

‎Whose fault do you think--

‎Hello?

‎Hello?

‎There are plenty of ORs.

‎But even if Dr. Jo opens one,

‎there's no primary surgeon.

‎And even if there is one, there's no--

‎There's no one to assist.

‎And with no one to assist, ‎they can't operate.

‎I mean, they won't operate.

‎Right.

‎But this is when you learn more, Dr. Park.

‎You'll get to observe more ‎than those other interns

‎and get more chances to scrub in.

‎It's not exactly a learning opportunity.

‎I'm just so busy tackling ‎whatever work is assigned to me.

‎The problem is that ‎they involve people's lives.

‎I'm so afraid

‎I might miss something.

‎They never used to ‎give tasks like that to interns,

‎but it's non-stop these days.

‎Oh my.

‎Excuse us.

‎What's the point of a pediatric center?

‎The OR situation over there was the same

‎even before the recent medical crisis.

‎Plenty of ORs, but no surgeons.

‎Then why build it?

‎Reimbursement rates were low ‎and pediatric surgery was neglected,

‎so the government raised the rates ‎a couple of years ago.

‎Now there's profit to be made,

‎but it's a mess ‎because they rushed everything.

‎Hey, the pediatric center will send you ‎lots of consultation requests now.

‎I see.

‎In that case…

‎"I see. In that case"?

‎Don't think.

‎Don't do anything.

‎Just do the surgeries that come in.

‎That part about ‎performing surgeries you want?

‎I only included it in the contract ‎to raise your morale.

‎But what I really wanted ‎was to raise your pay rate.

‎I see you thinking.

‎You're thinking, ‎and it's making me nervous.

‎But I heard pediatric surgery ‎is nothing like adult surgery.

‎They say you can crush a vessel ‎just by pressing it.

‎So unless you're a pediatric specialist,

‎only a few brave, experienced surgeons ‎might consider it,

‎since they're so small and fragile.

‎Dr. Gye performed ‎a cute and amazing surgery--

‎You must be busy. Let's go.

‎Be quiet,

‎or she'll chew me out for wasting time ‎on something unprofitable.

‎The grandmother ‎must've raised those sisters.

‎I wonder what her illness is.

‎She doesn't look good at all.

‎"Doc…"

‎"Doctors'…"

‎-"Strike." ‎-"Strike."

‎"Fi…"

‎"Fight."

‎Let's go back and read a storybook.

‎No.

‎"Work stoppage."

‎What's that?

‎What does it mean?

‎Let's go back now.

‎Doctors' strike!

‎Fight! Work stoppage!

‎Be quiet.

‎Doctors' strike!

‎Work stoppage!

‎-I said stop it! ‎-Whatever!

‎My little puppy, my little kitten, ‎my little calf.

‎My sweet little Ga-eul.

‎Me too!

‎My sweet little Ga-yeong.

‎My little puppy, my little calf…

‎my little puppy.

‎Yoo Ga-eul, ten years old.

‎After a needle biopsy,

‎the results came back ‎as ganglioneuroblastoma.

‎It's located in the retroperitoneum,

‎encasing the aorta, vena cava, ‎right renal artery and vein, and ureter,

‎with spinal canal invasion.

‎I now see why a consult came in ‎despite the tumor being benign.

‎It's quite extensive.

‎Yes, clinically it's neuroblastoma.

‎She went through eight rounds of chemo,

‎but there was no decrease in size.

‎Ganglioneuroblastoma…

‎It's clear on imaging as well.

‎She definitely needs surgery ‎since the tumor in the spinal canal

‎is compressing the surrounding structures.

‎Surgery was scheduled for tomorrow.

‎They're more understaffed than ever,

‎so they requested a consult ‎with neuro and general.

‎She's probably in a lot of pain.

‎Shouldn't we operate right away?

‎Of course, we should.

‎But they can't work it out right now, ‎so today's agenda is to pass the buck.

‎When was the surgery pushed to?

‎It's been postponed indefinitely

‎because there's no surgeon ‎and no one to assist.

‎We looked into transferring her, ‎but everyone is reluctant

‎because it's so extensive ‎and requires multiple specialties.

‎Director Bu.

‎The government ‎is taking legal action against doctors

‎who leave their posts ‎to participate in the strike.

‎That is…

‎Their licenses will be revoked.

‎-What? ‎-Have they lost their minds?

‎That'll just make more of them walk out, ‎for goodness' sake.

‎DR. MA SEONG-GYU

‎DR. BAE HEUNG-GON

‎He's not answering.

‎He's never done this before.

‎Feels like he's not picking up on purpose.

‎Let's pause the conference for now.

‎-Under these circumstances-- ‎-No, we can't.

‎I mean…

‎then what about this patient?

‎MOLLY GOES SHOPPING

‎How much longer does she have to hold on?

‎38 HOURS BEFORE WORK STOPPAGE

‎Please.

‎Nurse, I'm begging you.

‎I'm sorry.

‎I'm so sorry.

‎Then what do we do now?

‎Where do we go?

‎I'm so sorry.

‎My little puppy…

‎My little kitten…

‎My little calf…

‎My little chick…

‎My little bunny…

‎Mom…

‎Dad…

‎Let me…

‎Let me stay just a little longer ‎before I go to you.

‎Please help.

‎Who'll take care of Grandma and Ga-yeong ‎if I'm not around?

‎Help me.

‎Please help me.

‎Pediatric center, right? What room?

‎Dr. Gye, what are you doing?

‎Sit back down, Gye.

‎Sit.

‎Sit!

‎He'll need some snacks, at least, ‎to get her to sit.

‎Do I need to tranquilize you?

‎Explain and leave, or sit down.

‎"The locum is allowed to perform ‎the surgery she wants."

‎Is this one of those?

‎There's no one to assist you.

‎An OR and a surgeon alone ‎are not enough to--

‎-They're enough. ‎-What?

‎I already planned out everything.

‎Are you saying ‎you're going to do a solo surgery?

‎SOLO SURGERY: PRIMARY SURGEON ‎OPERATING WITHOUT AN ASSISTANT

‎It looks like it.

‎Look, the hospital can't just stand by ‎and allow such a risky surgery

‎to be performed all alone ‎without an assistant.

‎You can't bulldoze your way like this ‎even if you're board-certified.

‎What happens if things go wrong?

‎Then…

‎when do we do it?

‎We wait until a surgeon's available, ‎then match schedules with others.

‎But if there's no OR, then no surgery.

‎So tell me when.

‎Nobody's clearing their schedule ‎or walking away from the strike to do it.

‎-Still, this isn't-- ‎-Have you ever been kicked in the stomach?

‎Ever been crushed under a huge rock?

‎That 10-year-old is enduring the pain

‎of being kicked in the stomach repeatedly.

‎It's as if someone placed a huge rock ‎on her stomach.

‎If you won't remove it,

‎if you won't do anything,

‎at least look the other way.

‎We're doctors too.

‎It's because we're doctors ‎that we can't look the other way!

‎If you're a doctor, join me.

‎If you're a doctor,

‎scrub in with me.

‎She's the only doctor ‎with no ties to the strike.

‎Use her to fill the gap.

‎Online sentiment and public opinion ‎don't look good right now.

‎When will you do it?

‎Tomorrow at 12 p.m., ‎as originally scheduled.

‎What, tomorrow?

‎Like, the next day?

‎Her pre-ops are done, ‎so we can start on time.

‎Right?

‎I have another surgery.

‎This will take at least ten hours. ‎I can't squeeze it in.

‎Six hours tops.

‎I'll get it done.

‎Dr. Gye.

‎If you pull off this surgery in six hours,

‎I'll consider ‎a more flexible interpretation…

‎of that particular term.

‎I don't ever…

‎fail.

‎I'll pass it on to Ms. Jang.

‎I'm going to ask urology ‎to place a double-J.

‎I'll call them.

‎I'm sorry I can't make it. ‎I have work backed up.

‎Having no one is better ‎than having dead weight.

‎My feelings aren't hurt.

‎What you said is true.

‎I'm glad you're operating.

‎Can you tell me your plan?

‎Open the abdomen, find the tumor, ‎check the major vessels,

‎and dissect with minimal trauma.

‎The ureter should be fine ‎with the double-J,

‎so run a frozen biopsy on tissue ‎around the vessels and ureter.

‎-If it's benign tissue, temporarily-- ‎-Temporarily close,

‎move on to the spine,

‎prep with Ioban,

‎flip her to the prone position, ‎proceed with spinal canal mass excision…

‎Are you joining?

‎I have another surgery.

‎If Dr. Gye hadn't stepped up, ‎I would've had to.

‎But honestly, ‎I don't feel like I'm up to it.

‎I'm worried I might pop ‎those tiny vessels with a mere touch.

‎I seriously don't know ‎if this is even possible,

‎and I got anxious…

‎that I ended up following you out.

‎Her parents

‎died in a hit-and-run accident.

‎-Her grandmother collects waste paper-- ‎-How do you know her so well?

‎That hit-and-run

‎happened during the 2020 strike.

‎They were bounced from ER to ER…

‎and made the news.

‎The internal bleeding was so severe ‎that by the time they came to me,

‎it was too late.

‎Only Dr. Kim would take them.

‎-Are you the only one who knows? ‎-And Dr. Do.

‎That's why we accepted ‎the consultation request.

‎We lost her parents to a strike,

‎and now we might lose her ‎to another strike?

‎Hey, that's pretty harsh.

‎We're all doctors here. ‎Don't act like you don't know.

‎We didn't lose them to strikes.

‎Right.

‎You didn't lose them to strikes.

‎"I will practice medicine ‎with conscience and dignity."

‎You had no conscience or dignity.

‎That's why you doctors ‎lost them back then.

‎It's painful to watch ‎the media and the public

‎write off these collective actions ‎as the arrogance of doctors

‎and the selfishness ‎of interns and residents.

‎We want to ask ‎who's really forcing doctors

‎to leave their patients.

‎Right now, at this hospital, ‎50% of the interns and residents

‎have already handed in their resignations ‎and stopped working.

‎And that pace is picking up.

‎How can they put their own interests ‎above people's lives?

‎I know.

‎Remember the breast cancer patient ‎in the next bed?

‎The hospital told her to leave.

‎I thought she came for chemo.

‎-Exactly. ‎-Oh dear.

‎You can't negotiate with doctors ‎through aggressive and unilateral demands.

‎Dr. Gye.

‎Oh, hello.

‎I hear you'll be operating on ‎Ms. Yoo Ga-eul as scheduled.

‎You came to tell her that, right?

‎Dr. Jo was right.

‎She said you'd be lurking ‎near the patient's room.

‎Lurking?

‎And she said I should help out.

‎I'm so glad

‎at least one patient ‎can get their surgery on time.

‎-Ma'am. ‎-Oh, hello.

‎You don't need to worry ‎about Ga-eul's surgery.

‎Goodness, thank you so much.

‎It's been difficult, hasn't it?

‎Hi, Hyeon-a.

‎I'm getting my surgery.

‎You're so lucky!

‎My doctor suddenly disappeared.

‎That's not true. They'll come.

‎-They'll come. ‎-That's right.

‎They'll come. It'll be okay.

‎What should we do today?

‎-Let's draw pictures. ‎-Okay.

‎I drew this myself.

‎Wow!

‎That's really good.

‎Ga-eul is really good at drawing.

‎Neema.

‎It's her first doll.

‎But it could also be her last.

‎Here.

‎My word, eight rounds of chemo ‎and no decrease in size?

‎She must've suffered a lot.

‎Good thing Su-jeong's operating ‎before she suffers more.

‎I should charge them extra ‎for a solo surgery.

‎Leave money out of children's cases.

‎All right.

‎The nerve posterior ‎to the transverse process

‎must be protected as much as possible, ‎since the tumor is mostly benign anyway.

‎Preventing nerve damage ‎is critical for this child's future.

‎-There's more. ‎-What?

‎There's another surgery ‎I want you to look at.

‎I can hear you.

‎But I won't be doing it.

‎Only kids get this, right?

‎It mostly occurs in children,

‎but it's still rare.

‎She held on for a long time. ‎She's a fighter.

‎Good girl.

‎YOO GA-EUL, F/10

‎-Mi-gyeong. ‎-Yes?

‎Are you done with internal medicine?

‎Are you sticking with general practice?

‎I thought I could save my patient.

‎I got so angry

‎when they said they were in pain ‎and begged me to let them go.

‎I couldn't accept it.

‎I kept thinking, "Why can't I save them?"

‎"Why are they still in pain?"

‎Even when I let them go,

‎I didn't cry.

‎But they smiled and said…

‎that it didn't hurt anymore.

‎So…

‎you save your patients, okay?

‎The kids are probably in pain even now.

‎Ga-eul.

‎Does it hurt a lot?

‎Should I call the doctor?

‎I'm okay.

‎Why are you up, Hyeon-a? ‎Are you having trouble sleeping again?

‎I came to give you this.

‎You need a shot when you feel sick.

‎But you've held back ‎because it costs money.

‎I'll give that to you,

‎so you can call the doctor today.

‎Thanks.

‎But I don't need it.

‎I'm getting surgery tomorrow.

‎I just need to hold on a bit more.

‎But your surgery ‎might get postponed again.

‎The doctors keep disappearing.

‎No.

‎The nurse said my doctor won't disappear.

‎Really? That's such a relief.

‎I hope tomorrow comes soon,

‎Mi-gyeong.

‎Found it.

‎Is this…

‎Snuggles?

‎Doctor.

‎-Doctor! ‎-Dr. Gye.

‎-Doctor! ‎-Dr. Gye.

‎Come on, energy stick. Get her up.

‎I know we had to close the ER ‎due to lack of definitive care,

‎but what kind of behavior is this?

‎You think the ER is a joke ‎because we had to shut down?

‎It's only for a few days.

‎The ER is closed?

‎Seriously? I had no idea.

‎There's a sign out front.

‎I suppose you didn't see it.

‎NOTICE OF EMERGENCY ROOM CLOSURE

‎We couldn't take patients after midnight.

‎This is a first for me too.

‎We were even open 6 years ago ‎during COVID-19.

‎About 70% of the interns ‎and residents walked out.

‎This is totally different from back then.

‎Send the patients to me.

‎Why? Are there ten of you?

‎You only need ten?

‎Hey, Buzzkill Won-jin, ‎you're as silent as ever.

‎Are you here to take her away?

‎You seem okay.

‎I thought you'd raise hell and scream, ‎"You call yourselves doctors?"

‎then find yourself a corner to sob, ‎"I'm sorry."

‎Me?

‎You're totally wrong.

‎No way I'd do that.

‎Where are you going?

‎You call yourselves doctors?

‎I'm sorry.

‎I couldn't protect the ER.

‎What? I'm totally fine.

‎I slept well, so I feel great.

‎I bet it's a transfer call!

‎Then why are his eyes bloodshot?

‎And why are you here?

‎Just because.

‎I couldn't wait for tomorrow to come,

‎so I came early to wait.

‎Dr. Kim definitely rubs off on you.

‎Now Tae-gyeong and everyone else ‎are just as soppy as he is.

‎-We don't have big rooms. ‎-Let's go.

‎No, we're not set up like that.

‎Hey, you have no right ‎to look so cool just walking away.

‎Why do you look cool going into surgery?

‎I want to do it too.

‎"Suction."

‎Dr. Ma.

‎What brings you here?

‎Are you really packing up?

‎-Are you really walking out? ‎-You're staying, right?

‎Yes, I'm staying.

‎I want you to stay too.

‎Get back to work.

‎You're getting double board-certified, ‎so there's no time to lose.

‎Your patients saw your interview ‎and were really startled--

‎What's the point?

‎What?

‎Why go through hell to become ‎a double board-certified surgeon?

‎Like that matters.

‎They don't care. They're saying ‎they can just hire more people.

‎This is how they treat us

‎after all those years of studying ‎and grueling hours of work.

‎Instead of giving people a reason to stay,

‎they just want to push out ‎more doctors to work.

‎What are we, damn machines?

‎Dr. Ma.

‎Here's the book I borrowed from you.

‎-Forget it. Keep it. ‎-No, please.

‎Read it again.

‎Please.

‎What are you doing?

‎Get out of his way.

‎EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE MEETING ‎ON URGENT MATTER

‎AGENDA: INTERN AND RESIDENT STRIKE VOTE

‎Getting together to vote?

‎Shouldn't this be online?

‎If it's anonymous, ‎how do we flush out the traitors?

‎Miss it, and you're a traitor.

‎You call that a vote?

‎I knew you wouldn't come.

‎Your dad owns a hospital, ‎so you don't care, do you?

‎Yeah, I don't care.

‎Man, I hate your damn tone.

‎-Hey, why did you come here? ‎-What?

‎You graduated from Yeongsin University.

‎Let's be real. ‎Your school is way more prestigious

‎than a random school like Guseo.

‎And you're in a branch hospital too.

‎Excessively self-aware, aren't you?

‎Hey, Park Tae-gyeong.

‎You didn't get into trouble there.

‎So why'd you leave that place ‎to come here?

‎-Did you run a background check? ‎-It's a small field.

‎So it's easy to ask around.

‎Out of 140,000 doctors in Korea,

‎a little over 8,000 of them ‎are interns and residents.

‎Those 8,000 are the ones ‎running every university hospital.

‎But after breaking our backs for them, ‎we got stabbed in the back.

‎And out of those 8,000, ‎you're the biggest sellout.

‎Why'd you come here to screw us over?

‎You're dragging our numbers down.

‎It's because this selfish asshole has ‎a hospital-director daddy to fall back on.

‎Hey.

‎That pretty much applies ‎to everyone here, no?

‎I mean, is anyone here not a doctor's son?

‎Your dad's an ophthalmologist.

‎Your mom's a dermatologist.

‎And yours is…

‎a veterinarian, right?

‎-Which is why you're so insecure. ‎-You bastard.

‎So is anyone here not a doctor's son?

‎Hey.

‎Who became a doctor ‎because they were poor?

‎Who became a doctor to save lives?

‎You bastards became doctors ‎because you had money.

‎And you became doctors ‎to make even more money.

‎Now you're on a goddamn strike ‎while using patients' lives as collateral.

‎How can you call your colleagues traitors ‎for choosing to stay and treat patients?

‎Hey.

‎Hey.

‎Listen.

‎You're the selfish assholes ‎with zero conscience.

‎-You're an errand boy for a random temp! ‎-What did you say?

‎What the hell are you doing?

‎Park Tae-gyeong.

‎Want to get disciplined?

‎Do I need to call Dr. Gye?

‎Let him go.

‎If you don't,

‎I'll make sure you end up ‎seeing Dr. Kim as a patient.

‎Now's your chance. Hit him, Tae-gyeong!

‎Are you serious?

‎You three, leave.

‎You forgot something.

‎You need to apologize

‎to the random temp and her errand boy.

‎Why didn't you stop them if you were here?

‎Why didn't you come in earlier ‎if you were at the door?

‎I was listening in ‎because it got interesting.

‎Tae-gyeong here sounded ‎totally out of character.

‎I'm sorry.

‎What for?

‎If I hadn't said anything…

‎You graduated from Yeongsin, huh?

‎That's why you have no friends ‎among the interns and residents,

‎who are mostly Guseo graduates.

‎I'm sorry.

‎What for?

‎Why did you come here?

‎You know how Guseo graduates can be.

‎Well…

‎I just wanted to study ‎at a different school.

‎Yeah? That's it?

‎Is that so?

‎-I thought you had surgery this morning-- ‎-It's over.

‎Man, I really wanted to take a nap ‎before the next one.

‎It's time to go.

‎MOM

‎Ms. Yoo Ga-eul's surgery ‎is scheduled for 12 p.m., right?

‎You thought her sister's name ‎was Gyeo-eul, right?

‎It's Ga-yeong.

‎Despite her name, ‎Ga-eul wasn't born in autumn.

‎Her grandmother never had it easy,

‎so she gave her that name, ‎hoping she'd have a bountiful life.

‎Her mother held on for a few days ‎before passing.

‎Her grandmother came ‎with Ga-yeong on her back,

‎holding Ga-eul's hand.

‎Are you sure you can do this solo?

‎I was wrong.

‎It's better to have ‎no conscience and no dignity

‎than to have a little of either.

‎I'm saying you can't afford to fail.

‎Do you know any doctor who can?

‎Look here, Gye Su-jeong!

‎Dr. Bae, Director Bu, and I ‎have all failed before.

‎That goes for all doctors.

‎Some of us fall apart afterward ‎and start hoping for something in return.

‎So we go on strike, ‎and some of us even leave the field!

‎The fear of failure is overwhelming…

‎and its results are devastating.

‎So how can you talk about failure ‎so casually?

‎How can you claim you won't fail?

‎You're a doctor too!

‎Dr. Do Yun-sik.

‎Do you know what sets us apart?

‎I scrub in myself ‎because I don't want to fail.

‎But you…

‎You don't because you don't want to fail.

‎We…

‎We'll have to close up.

‎Dr. Do.

‎Are you really going to close up?

‎Don't you think

‎you should do everything you can now ‎so you can tell him that later?

‎I don't fail

‎because I can't afford to fail.

‎The camera is in place.

‎Let's begin.

‎Harmonic.

‎I don't fail

‎because I can't afford to fail.

‎Let's start the time-out.

‎Let's begin.

‎Let's do a time-out.

‎What's the patient ID number?

‎It's 2-0-2-6… 0-7-0…

‎Dr. Hwang! Are you okay?

‎Please page someone! Hurry!

‎Effective immediately, ‎the government is ordering

‎all interns and residents to stay on duty.

‎We reiterate that failure to comply

‎will result in license revocation ‎and legal penalties.

‎A separate return-to-work order ‎will be issued

‎pursuant to Article 59 ‎of the Medical Service Act…

‎Hey, Hwang!

‎Wake up!

‎Hwang!

‎What is it? Who's the patient?

‎What's the surgery? Put up the CT scans.

‎How far did he get?

‎Doctors who collectively ‎and without justifiable cause…

‎They've lost their minds.

‎Are they threatening to arrest us doctors?

‎Doctors or medical facility founders…

‎Dr. Ma, you saw the news, right? ‎Come to the director's office.

‎A return-to-work order?

‎How is this different from forced labor?

‎This will just make things worse.

‎Med school students are pushing back too.

‎Of course, they are. ‎Kids these days hate stuff like that.

‎It's actually better this way.

‎People will get a reality check ‎once they suffer without doctors.

‎If patients are affected ‎due to the doctors' strike,

‎it won't serve as grounds ‎for exemption from liability.

‎Seriously, what's the matter with you?

‎That reality check you mentioned

‎could lead to lawsuits.

‎Director Bu!

‎Stop raining on our parade!

‎We already lived through this

‎during the 2000 medical separation strike.

‎An unconscious four-year-old ‎was taken to the hospital

‎but couldn't get surgery ‎due to the strike,

‎and their condition worsened dramatically.

‎The family sued,

‎and the hospital was ordered to pay ‎300 million won in damages.

‎As doctors,

‎I'm sure you two will remember.

‎It's been a while, Dr. Ma.

‎How's the preparation going?

‎I'm doing my best, sir.

‎-Dr. Ma-- ‎-Director.

‎Dr. Hwang Min-gu of neurosurgery ‎collapsed in the OR.

‎-Good work, Doctor. ‎-Good job.

‎Thank you all.

‎Dr. Hwang's surgery was in two days, ‎but it was postponed.

‎He was feeling okay,

‎so he insisted on ‎doing his surgeries without delay.

‎He said once he became a patient himself,

‎he understood what it's like ‎to have surgery pushed back.

‎That's not like him at all.

‎That's not true.

‎He's very dedicated ‎when it comes to his cases.

‎The problem is that he's a patient too.

‎Dr. Kim. Dr. Hwang was here, right?

‎Yes, they just took him up to the OR.

‎What? Who's operating?

‎There aren't any general surgeons.

‎Oh, Dr. Bae?

‎Dr. Kim.

‎How's Dr. Hwang?

‎A solo laparoscopic procedure?

‎This is insane.

‎A solo laparoscopic caudate lobectomy

‎is something I've only seen done once ‎at Johns Hopkins.

‎Only a very few…

‎could pull that off in Korea.

‎Dr. Gye is proving…

‎that she's one of the few.

‎Dr. Gye, what about ‎Ms. Yoo Ga-eul's surgery at 12 p.m.?

‎At 12 p.m.?

‎It's already past 11 a.m.

‎That's why she went in laparoscopically.

‎She says she can make it there by 12 p.m.

‎-You could push back-- ‎-No.

‎I'll make it no matter what.

‎I won't let her suffer ‎for even a minute longer.

‎Come on.

‎Just a bit faster.

‎Faster…

‎I think she'll make it.

‎Right?

‎That's a relief.

‎I have a surgery to get to, sir.

‎Me too, sir.

‎Dr. Bae.

‎Yes?

‎Do you think…

‎we failed?

‎What do you mean?

‎She really has her work cut out for her ‎in that huge OR.

‎But there's no one to assist, ‎so she has only herself to rely on.

‎Yet she's holding the laparoscope ‎to save a life.

‎You know,

‎that surgery-obsessed mad dog.

‎For the first time,

‎I see her ‎not as a surgery-obsessed mad dog,

‎but as Gye Su-jeong, ‎a doctor obsessed with saving lives.

‎Did we lose?

‎The strike seems pretty trivial now.

‎I think she'll wrap up pretty soon.

‎She might

‎even get to grab a sandwich ‎before her next surgery.

‎Seong-gyu…

‎didn't show up.

‎He's with President Kim and Mayor Im--

‎I support the strike.

‎I'm behind it, but…

‎Seong-gyu should be observing that.

‎He needs to observe it

‎because observing procedures like that

‎will help him immensely.

‎It feels like he's missing out ‎on every important moment.

‎25 HOURS BEFORE WORK STOPPAGE

‎2026 INTERN AND RESIDENT ‎EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE MEETING

‎We'll begin as soon as ‎the reporters arrive.

‎You'd better do a good job. ‎I'll be watching you.

‎-That's enough. Get up there. ‎-Yes, of course.

‎If you see your mom and dad ‎while you're asleep,

‎don't follow them.

‎Okay?

‎I still hope I get to see them.

‎Ga-eul, if you see Mom and Dad,

‎tell them to visit me in my dreams.

‎I don't remember them well,

‎so they have to let me know ‎they're Mom and Dad.

‎Make sure you tell them that, okay?

‎Okay, I will.

‎Twenty-two minutes left.

‎Just a bit more…

‎Wait.

‎Good…

‎Good job, Doctor.

‎ENERGY DRINK

‎All university hospitals have this statue.

‎Incoming students ‎take photos in front of it.

‎The statue here is quite large.

‎They say she's Doctor X.

‎-Excuse me? ‎-Dr. Bae and Dr. Ma found an article

‎while looking for reference materials ‎on Mr. Park Gwang-cheol's surgery.

‎It said a certain Doctor X ‎performed the same procedure.

‎Is that so?

‎Well, it's a big world ‎with all sorts of surgical procedures

‎and doctors to match.

‎I didn't believe it.

‎Of course not. ‎Why would you believe such a rumor?

‎However,

‎after watching today's surgery,

‎it made me realize it could be true.

‎What do you mean?

‎Dr. Gye and Dr. Ma are the same age.

‎To be that surgically talented at her age

‎and to be willing to give it her all--

‎Director Bu.

‎Dr. Gye is indeed

‎an exceptional genius.

‎But she also worked incredibly hard.

‎It's upsetting to hear you ‎cast doubt on her like that.

‎At a time when this statue ‎of Hippocrates and his oath

‎are being used as a mere photo backdrop

‎or as a background prop ‎to the ongoing strike,

‎I can't help but wonder ‎who Gye Su-jeong really is.

‎I think I've heard enough.

‎Excuse me. It's almost time for surgery.

‎Is Gye Su-jeong…

‎Is Gye Su-jeong…

‎Let's begin the surgery.

‎OPERATION TIME, TIME, ANESTHESIA TIME

‎Is Gye Su-jeong…

‎Doctor X?

‎DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

‎DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

‎We need to walk away from this hospital.

‎I need to do this surgery.

‎No, it'll make you ‎look more like Doctor X.

‎There's literally no surgical procedure.

‎That child has no time.

‎Are you putting ‎a patient's life on the line

‎to risk other people's careers?

‎I'm trying to save the life ‎of an eight-year-old patient.

‎If you do that surgery,

‎I'm really going to fire you.

‎Do you think anyone will take part?

‎Please.

‎Subtitle translation by: Jenny Kim