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Only say what we agreed on according to our strategy.

Don't be nervous, okay?

Or at least don't show it.

-Hey. -Hi. Thanks.

Blow for good luck.

Please rise.

The court is entering the courtroom.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Did you sleep at all?

Not really. I couldn't fall asleep.

I'll do the rounds.

-I already did them. -Oh.

Ania got a bigger dose. Manic phase is in full swing.

So, is she building a tent?

Yeah. After the strike is over,

I might buy her one of those self-erecting ones.

Jasińska got her fluids.

Oh, and the new guy from room seven started talking, so I took his history.

Wow, boss.

-Is there anything left for me then? -The paperwork.

With this strike, we'll spoil patients and we won't handle them later.

If that's the only cost of this fight, then why not?

Did you do the injections?

-No. -Great, so Adam can do it.

And wash my cup. Thanks.

Sure thing, boss!

I charge Dr. Dawid Łazarz

of committing an offense under article 155 of the penal code

and article 11 of the penal code as on May 20th, 2026,

the accused performed a resection of a giant cell glioblastoma multiforme

in the 18-year-old Mikołaj Sadowski, which unintentionally led to his death,

which is punishable by imprisonment for three months to five years.

The accused performed the surgery using the IonoFlex method

without the consent of the bioethics committee of the National Health Fund,

without the consent and knowledge

of the clinic management that employed him,

and without the knowledge of the surgical team,

whom he presented with a fait accompli.

Would the accused please rise?

Do you understand the charges brought against you in the indictment?

Yes, I do.

Do you plead guilty to the charges?

No, I do not.

ANAESTHESIA

I still need a roof. I need a roof over my head, I need my own home.

Only then will I… feel safe.

-Good, I think it's good. -Hi, Florka. Good morning, Ania.

An impressive tent, but could you stop for a moment?

I actually can't, because I still have to build a barbecue, and I still…

Okay, but you do know you have to be careful with fire in the forest?

Yes. I know.

Doctor, you're so well-rested today, so handsome,

you've got such beautiful eyes.

That's very kind of you, Ania, but you need your shot now.

Pork neck. Pork neck can't stay in the marinade too long,

and also, the sausages need to be cut, the peppers need to be…

Okay, Ania, please stop now.

-And we'll do the shot. -Leave me alone!

-I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I… -For fuck's sake!

I didn't mean to,

but he wanted to give me the shot while I'm in the forest!

-You okay? -Yeah, okay.

You don't give people shots in the forest!

Hey!

Everything's fine. Please calm down.

-What happened? -Everything's fine, I'm okay.

Natalia. Natalia, calm down. I'm here, I'm here.

To your rooms!

-A halo pill. -We need to calm Anka down.

A vial of diazepam.

I'm here with you, okay? Everything will be fine.

-I'm scared! -Everything will be fine.

It was Mikołaj's oncologist who told us about Dr. Łazarz,

that he performs these innovative cancer surgeries.

Mikołaj

was so excited about it.

And we…

would have done anything for our son.

Anything.

And that's what the IonoFlex procedure is all about.

Is everything clear to you?

-Yes. -Yes.

I'm a good candidate for this surgery, right?

Yes, Mikołaj, you are.

But some specialists…

I know that others refused you.

That's natural.

The prognosis for a grade four glioma is not very optimistic,

and obviously, no one likes to fail.

But has anyone had any success with it?

Of course, for over a dozen years.

Why aren't these surgeries performed in Poland?

Because they're very expensive, they can cost up to 40,000 euros.

It's possible to perform this surgery as an experiment

with the approval of the bioethics committee.

If the committee agrees, the insurer covers the entire cost.

The decision is yours.

And especially yours, Mikołaj.

And how long will I live afterward?

Even several years.

One of the patients has been alive for six years.

When can you operate on me?

Mikołaj, son, let's talk.

No. I've made my decision.

There was no miracle.

Mikołaj

died right after the surgery.

And this,

this…

He wouldn't even talk to us.

He acts tough, but he was afraid to tell the parents he killed their child.

Mikołaj had a chance to die differently.

To do things he dreamed of.

Your Honor, would Mikołaj have decided to undergo the surgery

if he had known the full risk? We'll never know.

But he certainly would've said goodbye to his parents, his friends.

Which he didn't do, deceived by Dr. Łazarz.

Did Dr. Łazarz warn you

that Mikołaj could die during the surgery?

Of course not.

Such a warning would've ruined his vision of success.

-Will we get breakfast? -Yes, we will.

I'll check.

Okay.

Here.

-It's so good. -Everyone, this whole spread is for us!

Mine!

For us? From who?

Well, here you go.

That's good.

"Health and strength come from the stomach."

"I'm rooting for you. Stay with us, Dawid Łazarz."

-What, Łazarz paid for this? -Łazarz?

Damn, I should've become a neurosurgeon.

Now this is a strike I can get behind.

Bravo!

-Bravo! -Yeah!

-That's right! -All right then.

Doctor Łazarz has a difficult personality.

He hit you, correct?

Yes.

-Is that why he was fired? -That was just the cherry on top.

He was fired for insubordination

and endangering the well-being of patients and the clinic.

Why did he hit you?

He was furious.

He lost a patient.

Is it true that during surgery, Dr. Łazarz was listening to loud music?

Yes.

Did it bother you?

-Yes. -You didn't like working with Dr. Łazarz?

I didn't like his music. Not him.

At least he didn't make sexist jokes like, "How about a suck, Klaudia?"

You are a professor of neurosurgery, a forensic expert.

In your opinion, did Dr. Dawid Łazarz make a medical mistake

during the IonoFlex surgery on Mikołaj Sadowski?

Dr. Łazarz did not make a medical mistake.

With or without the use of ions, glioma removal surgery can cause bleeding.

This is a common complication of this type of surgery.

Start recording as soon as the door opens.

Of course.

Oh, wow.

Good morning, Echo TV Suwałki.

This is a sit-in strike. No entry.

Unless you're withdrawing your decision to close the ward?

Does the strike not affect the condition of the patients?

Absolutely not.

The patients are taken care of 24 hours a day.

Even better than before the strike.

You're siccing the media on us? Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

What kind of person are you?

Jagoda!

Doctor, what happened to you?

It's my time of the month, can't you see?

What?!

A normal day in our ward.

Sometimes patients can be aggressive here. It's a shame you visit us so rarely.

If you're endangering the well-being of the patients and the staff,

I'll call the police and you'll be removed.

You're endangering the well-being of patients

and staff by closing down the ward!

A strike in the psychiatric ward creates tension and frustration.

-The patients can definitely feel it. -That's not true.

As I said, the patients are taken care of, they get balanced meals--

A strike is a legal form of protest in Poland.

Despite that, the head of the ward put chains on the door.

Yes, I put them, because it's a symbol of psychiatry being restrained.

Thank you very much.

The administration of the hospital wants to close down the psychiatric ward.

They need space for the neurosurgery department.

It's been booming--

Józef, you shouldn't be getting out of bed, sir.

-But-- -Let's stay in bed, okay?

But will my daughter lose her job?

Have you ever seen a doctor without a job?

Don't worry about your daughter. There's a shortage of psychiatrists.

She can have as much work as she can handle.

-Yes? -Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Let's rest, guys, okay?

Good.

When did the committee receive Dr. Łazarz's request

to perform the surgery using the IonoFlex method on Mikołaj Sadowski?

April 27, 2026.

And when was it reviewed?

It wasn't. Because we learned from the prosecutor's office

that Dr. Łazarz had already performed it without the committee's approval.

You're a member of the bioethics committee, correct?

The committee's regulations include a provision for exceptional situations,

in which the committee makes a decision even within 24 hours.

What are those situations?

Life-threatening situations.

Is a grade four glioma in an 18-year-old boy life-threatening?

Yes.

Doctor Łazarz's application was submitted on April 27, 2026.

There was still no response after three weeks. Why?

Sometimes it's hard for us to gather a quorum.

Who suggested to Mikołaj that he undergo surgery without the committee's approval?

I did.

Mikołaj's condition was deteriorating,

and I got the impression that his parents were grateful

that I was willing to take the risk.

Various doctors have cited good intentions in their experiments.

You know the road to hell is paved with them.

I don't know, I've never been.

I assume you know it from personal experience.

Pride always comes before a fall.

Doctor,

if a patient with a glioma like Mikołaj's came to you today,

would you risk the surgery?

Your Honor,

every patient is different and that is not the subject of this trial.

I ask that this question be struck.

Your Honor, the question speaks to the characterization of Dr. Łazarz.

The accused will answer the question.

Recently, a patient came to me

with a grade four glioma.

The same kind Mikołaj had.

Surgery is his only chance.

I refused.

I fought for Mikołaj until the end.

I never considered the possibility that he could die.

When a doctor fights,

they only think about winning.

And now I understand

that my optimism was excessive.

And I apologize to you for that.

Some people don't like my methods, my style of work.

ONLY WHAT WE AGREED ON!!!

I know I'm a self-important man.

I can be arrogant.

But every day, I make damn difficult decisions.

To operate on someone and give them a chance… or let them die.

Maybe that's why I am the way I am.

And why don't you tell me

if I did the right thing by not telling that patient,

"I'm sorry, go ahead and die, I won't fight for you."

Who should make such decisions?

You?

You?

The prosecutor?

The court?

Your Honor…

please forgive me, but I have a patient with an urgent case waiting for me.

Dawid!

Your Honor, if Dr. Łazarz intends to operate on a glioma,

it will probably be another operation against procedures.

This is completely absurd!

Order in the court!

Listen to me now.

Pack up, go to the hospital. I'll operate on you.

I'll be there in about two and a half hours. Okay?

Okay.

I don't hear any enthusiasm.

Kitty, kitty, kitty.

Yes?

Need some cleaning?

Jola!

Yes?

-Oh geez, thank you so much. -I hope I didn't mix anything up.

Listen, it doesn't matter.

I'm kidding.

Hey, sunshine, right this way.

Oleg.

-How are you holding up? -Better every day.

What dose are you on now?

Just like we agreed. I keep going down by 25 mg.

Attaboy. All right, get back to work.

Oleg, you know what?

-Clean up the common room first. -Okay.

We have a biological bomb in here.

Jesus Christ! What happened?

For fuck's sake!

Leszek, how did this happen?

I got distracted.

Tell me what's going on.

I saw the article you were reading.

Are you having eye problems after that crash?

-Stop it! Nothing's wrong. -What do you mean, nothing's wrong?

You spilled boiling water on yourself and nothing's wrong?

Jesus Christ!

What if you screw something up during surgery, then what?

Have you thought about that?

I won't screw anything up.

Go see an eye doctor and don't operate until then.

Leszek, I'm begging you.

PSYCHIATRIC WARD SIT-IN STRIKE!

Doctor Wilk!

The sponsor of our super feast is banging on the door!

Oh, the benefactor, what are you doing here?

I came to say that I'm rooting for you.

Especially you.

-What about the trial? -I had to interrupt it.

-I will operate on Grzelka after all. -But--

Everyone fights for their patients in their own way.

Will you keep your fingers crossed for me? At least half a finger?

I'll keep four fingers crossed.

Good luck.

The stimulator.

Kacper, now we'll look for a place to cut the cortex,

so we don't damage anything important.

I'll leave the part responsible for cleaning the litter box.

Okay, move your right hand, please.

Now your right foot.

No irregularities.

Show him some pictures.

Penis or Łazarz.

Horse.

Rhinoceros.

All right.

Now count to ten.

One.

Two.

Three.

Stop.

Speech arrest.

I'm stopping the stimulation. Kacper, count to ten again.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six. Seven.

-All right. -Eight.

We can't go through here, 'cause we'll damage his speech center.

We'll have to try through the middle frontal gyrus.

Microscope.

Can I see?

Huge son of a bitch.

Honey, I understand that Leon is sick and that the whole group is sick--

Adam. Documents.

Okay. I can't leave work today. Can't you or Grandma pick him up?

But this is an exceptional situation.

No, this one is more exceptional than the other exceptional ones.

In that case--

Wait. Florka, wait.

I'm not yelling at you,

I'm just explaining that I can't leave work right now.

We're in the middle of a strike and…

There's a fire!

Let's run, hurry up!

Oh, fuck me.

-This way! -Adam!

We can't go this way!

Save the patients!

Everyone to the end of the corridor, now! Come on!

-Come on! -Run away!

-Let's go! -That's everyone!

Hug the wall! Move aside! Now!

Fuck!

We're going to the back exit!

Why won't it open?

Move away from the fire!

Move, move!

Now, get out of here!

Move aside!

-Move away! -Move away!

Help!

-Help! -Fire!

Help!

Fire! Hel--

STRIKE

PSYCHIATRIC WARD

Help, fire!

Help them rip out the bars!

Hook the rope to the bars!

Give us the rope!

Move away!

-Okay. -Move away… Move away!

Come on, you asshole!

-Okay, it's off! -Fuckin' A!

Careful! Baśka!

Careful! Stop, the mattress! Jolka!

-Careful! -The mattress!

-Careful, careful! -Careful!

Careful, jump!

Don't be scared! I'm here, look, I'm waiting for you!

Easy now.

Go!

-Okay? -I'm okay.

-Is that everyone? -Everyone!

Move back!

Move back.

Doctor Łazarz, the fire alarm.

We don't panic until we feel the underfloor heating.

Oh, and now you can see it very well in full color, look.

I got that something in me.

Tumor removed. Thank you.

Is everything ready?

Just like we agreed.

Only the anesthesiologist and Dr. Milewski stay in the room.

Ions.

Let's close him up.

Boss?

Kacper?

Boss. Kacper. Kacper!

Oh, fuck.

I have to intubate.

What a show, huh?

So much for the strike. Unfortunately.

Okay, I'm off, I have a procedure.

You have what?

You should stop operating.

Because you say so? Do you even hear yourself?

-Have you been to the eye doctor? -I have an appointment.

Do you realize how serious this is?

Oh, stop it, please!

Excuse me.

I just need my phone.

Excuse me.

Don't operate until you get a diagnosis.

It's not your decision.

-Fuck, I'm going to the director! -Go! Go and snitch!

DIRECTOR

…and goodbye.

All my work went up in smoke.

He just closed my ward.

Permanently.

For fuck's sake…

I thought it would work.

Now I have to think about who I am without my patients.

Please move behind the truck.

What, it doesn't work?

You saw me?

What you stole from the counter was a placebo.

I put it there on purpose.

I knew you wouldn't make it. No one makes it the first time.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

I'll give you something, since I haven't been formally fired yet.

And what then?

Deportation?

No, but you have to go to rehab.

To a closed ward.

Unfortunately…

it won't be possible here.

Jagoda.

It's for you.

You motherfucker!

You sued us for maintenance?

Sometimes children have to help

when their parents are down on their luck.

You're down on your luck?

Because you're a drunk. You drank everything away.

The house, mother's life, your health and Marek's freedom.

You will pay, because it's your fucking duty.

You know what?

I just lost my job and I think I have depression.

I'm unfit to perform my job.

And the law says that the duty to pay maintenance to children

who have lost their jobs falls on their parents.

You want a war? Be my guest.

But you forgot, you fucking dick,

that I'm your daughter.

Our Łazarz is not such a miracle worker after all.

Let's hope he doesn't die.

Apparently, everything went okay, there were no complications.

Weird.

What will happen to the ward?

If the head physician dies, Łazarz becomes the head of the ward.

If the head physician doesn't die, Łazarz becomes the head of the ward

until Grzelka feels better.

If Łazarz is convicted, I become the head physician until Grzelka recovers.

Only Grzelka's death plus Łazarz's conviction

equals Patrycja becoming the head physician.

And when it rains, it pours.

Oh.

Oh, right.

Doc!

Aren't you going to say goodbye to the peg leg?

EMERGENCY ROOM

Don't be so cocky.

Show some respect to your leg, you only have one.

I wanted to tell you that…

that I forgive you on behalf of all the people you sent to meet their maker.

And thanks for saving at least one of my legs.

Listen, tough guy,

I hope we never meet again.

Well, then I'd have to kick your ass.

You're a tough one.

-I'll keep my fingers crossed. -I could use it.

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

If anything changes, please let me know at any time.

Where are you?

On my way.

-Remember, we start at 10:00. -Okay, I'll make it.

You should also know that the medical board is meeting today.

Looks like Judgment Day has come, huh?

The District Court in Warsaw, after hearing the case

against Dawid Łazarz, accused of the crime under article 155 of the penal code,

that is, involuntary manslaughter,

in point one,

acquits Dawid Łazarz of the alleged offense,

and in point two, rules

that the costs of the trial are to be borne by the State Treasury.

We will appeal.

No, enough is enough.

Let's give Mikołaj some peace.

Without you, none of this would've worked.

You lucky dog!

-Are you happy? -Yes.

Don't celebrate yet. There's still the medical board.

He who seeks vengeance digs two graves.

Don't you know that saying?

Let me remind you that under the current law,

we can impose the following penalties.

A reprimand,

suspension of the right to practice for a period of six months to three years,

and revocation of the right to practice.

All right, who votes for a reprimand?

Thanks for the support.

What will happen to us now?

This probably isn't the right time to talk.

So the decision has already been made?

It's over.

This will be better for all of us.

-This shouldn't be a surprise to you. -It isn't.

But it's still a shock.

Relax, it's a fizzy drink for kids.

Okay.

Okay.

To Dad's victory!

I'll bring you some cake.

What's wrong?

Mom and I…

We love you very much.

You're leaving him?

I hate you.

Franek. Franek, wait.

Wait, wait. Hey.

I want to live with Dad.

Everything will work out.

Sure. We don't need any woman to be happy.

The fact that your mom and I broke up

is my fault.

She's the one who found someone else.

She just… felt lonely.

And when you're lonely in a marriage,

it's the worst kind of loneliness under the sun.

She left you.

And you're still defending her?

It's a bit more complicated than that.

Your mom fought for us for a very long time.

She's a wonderful woman. I will always love her.

But I don't want her to be with me out of duty.

It sucks to be a loser. Right?

-Do we have the CT results? -Yes.

No signs of a hematoma. No excessive swelling.

No pathological reflexes in the neurological examination.

Pupils are equal.

-When did you wake him up? -Two hours ago.

He moved his finger. For a moment he opened his eyes.

No paresis.

Thank you. Kacper.

Kacper, can you hear me?

Kacper.

Can you hear me?

Do you know what happened?

Did it work?

We removed the tumor and it looks like everything is fine.

Dawid.

You have a very beautiful face.

And now you have a very stupid expression.

Did I fix your humor center?

It's a regular day of miracles.

Łazarz's pardon and Grzelka's resurrection.

Two days, if anything. The verdict was yesterday.

-Okay, what do we have? -A kidney tumor infiltrating the spine.

Doctor, you're too close to the spine.

The tumor is entering the spinal canal. That is my area.

I'm careful!

I'm careful. I'm far from the canal.

You're not far. Quite the opposite.

What's that fluid?

Please step back.

Loupes, please.

Hold this, please.

Fuck, what did you do?

You damaged the thecal sac and the root sheath.

There's a fluid leak. Possible paralysis.

I told you, you were overstepping.

But it's… It's impossible…

We need to fix this.

All right, please call Łazarz.

He's our resident miracle worker.

Fuck.

Jagoda!

He's awake.

Thank goodness. So we didn't fuck everything up.

I don't like the fucker, but I've never been happier that a patient survived.

And you… What are your plans?

I'll rest a bit, and then I guess I'll have to start looking for a job.

Maybe in Warsaw.

I don't recommend it.

We're staying here.

I mean, Franek and I.

Oh.

Łazarz, what is it?

Okay, coming. Sorry, I have to go to the OR.

-Of course. -Good luck.

Thanks.

Right this way.

-Wanda. -Yes?

Where is he now?

In the OR hallway.

Hey! Where are you rushing off to?

You're here, Professor?

I have an urgent call, a severed spinal cord.

Oh, that's no joke. Go, I'll wait.

We can finish up.

How was the surgery?

We managed to minimize the damage. The patient will walk.

Oh, you have golden hands.

You've been suspended for… two years.

That's the medical board's ruling.

Here you go.

These are the documents.

Two years is…

That's a professional death sentence…

I'm sorry.

Hang in there, lad.

Should we cut something up?

This patient is in critical condition!

Not today, Franio!

This patient won't make it till tomorrow!

We have to operate now.

I can't do it without you.

Then I'll try by myself.

Franek!

What's wrong with him?

Confirmed hernia with pressure on the nerve root.

Come on, let's get to work on him.

Subtitle translation by Ron Sawyer