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Even though he is autistic, he has savant syndrome.

His medical skills are excellent.

You'll be his instructing doctor.

Have you already memorized their names and medical history?

You get out of here now!

If anyone feels that he lacks the capability to become a doctor,

I'll resign as the Chief.

It's impossible for someone with autism to become a doctor.

Why did you want to become a doctor?

My brother wasn't able to become an adult.

I hope all children are able to grow up into adults.

I hope they all grow into healthy adults.

Yuina?

Yuina.

What's the matter? Get the teacher!

(Hatashiro Commercial High School)

Are you all right?

No, just relax for now.

Sixteen-year-old high school student, Sugawara Yuina,

broke her water bag in school,

and had an emergency delivery.

She was in her 25th week of pregnancy, and the baby weighs 724 grams.

A premature birth.

His intestine is necrotic.

It should be necrotic enteritis.

Didn't they find any abnormalities during her regular checkups?

It seems she has never had a checkup before.

There it is. One who doesn't go for checkups.

What is she thinking?

What about the baby's dad?

She is not sure where he is.

Hey, this is quite problematic.

What were her parents doing?

They're on the way here.

Please come this way.

Okay.

I'll hold onto this for you.

I'm so nervous.

- How is it? - So cute.

- So soft. - Yes.

(Ayaka)

(Sugawara Yuina's Baby)

Even if we operate now, the chance of survival is less than 10 percent.

The risk of death during surgery is very high.

Let's not operate and wait...

for the baby to recover through conservative treatment.

But its chance of recovery might even be lower that way.

Even if we operate, there is a 90 percent chance he'd die.

We can't operate under these circumstances...

according to our hospital's policy.

I know that, but...

Next patient.

Yes.

Four-year-old Otabe Yuma.

Doctor.

What will happen to this baby?

Will he die?

Yes, he will die.

Why?

He was just born.

I haven't even named him.

There is a way to save him.

There is a way.

(Good Doctor: Episode 2)

Okay.

Be good.

All right.

Okay.

Are you feeling better?

When will you perform the surgery?

Surgery?

You'll do the surgery, right?

For my baby.

What?

I heard from Dr. Shindo that Dr. Takayama...

can save my baby.

So it's Dr. Shindo.

Don't say things on your own accord!

Dr. Takayama can save the baby.

Look at what you did.

Why won't you save the baby?

Because in this case,

the risk of death during surgery is very high.

That's why the hospital won't allow it.

No.

- If this continues... - Doctors are not Gods.

Don't give people hope without any basis.

Dr. Mamiya.

The President is looking for you.

My stomach is aching.

You guys watch this idiot.

Ouch.

I'll talk to the baby's mom.

Thank you.

Why?

Dr. Shindo said you'll save my baby.

That is just his personal opinion.

The hospital's opinion...

is that the baby's risk of death during surgery is very high...

under these circumstances.

Then...

Why did he say there's still hope?

I'm sorry for the confusion.

- Iyo! - Iyo!

How are you guys?

You're staying here again?

Yes, that's what they told me.

We have to get along again.

- Okay. - Yes, let's do that.

She wasn't talking to you.

Really? Sorry.

Who is that doctor?

That's Dr. Minato.

He's new.

He's a handsome guy.

Hey, where are you going?

I want to save the baby.

That's enough!

Don't add to our workload!

Why are you smiling?

What are you doing?

Well...

This guy wants to go to the NICU again.

Even so,

don't do such things in the hospital.

Go. Hurry.

The hospital has its own policies.

If you act on your own,

you'll get many people into trouble.

Didn't we all become doctors to save people who are ill?

That's true, but...

So why can't we save the baby?

Whatever it is,

follow the rules.

Don't go into the patient's room again.

And don't go to the NICU.

Do you understand?

I'm really very sorry.

I promise that won't happen again.

It better not.

I'll update the Chief myself.

No.

There is no need to let the Chief know about such things.

It's enough that only the few of us know.

Thank you, Vice Chief.

He's a talented fellow, after all.

Let's train him well.

Yes.

How is work?

I don't understand.

You don't?

What don't you understand?

I want to save him.

I want to save the baby.

But Minato,

you can't save someone's life by yourself.

You still have a lot to learn here.

Do your best.

Yuina.

Did you opt not to perform surgery on all the babies...

with the same condition as mine?

There must be babies who survived this.

There were such cases indeed.

Then please perform the surgery immediately.

I'm begging you.

We can't do it now.

Why?

The baby wouldn't be able to handle it.

And we don't have a signature on the consent form.

Consent form?

You just need that, right? I'll sign it immediately.

Calm down. It's not you who can sign it.

You're still a minor.

If your guardian doesn't sign the form,

we can't perform the surgery.

What were you thinking?

You wouldn't come home.

Now you contact me to say you gave birth to a baby.

What happened exactly?

Who is the dad?

It's none of your business.

Why won't you tell me?

Because you'd tell me to abort the baby if I told you.

Of course!

You can't raise him on your own.

I won't trouble you for that.

I won't meet you again.

That is fine, right?

So please,

just sign the consent form.

Consent form?

Ma'am, can we have some of your time?

When the baby was born,

his intestines were already necrotic.

His chance of survival is very low in such circumstances.

But the hospital has decided not to perform surgery...

due to the baby's condition...

and opt to go with conservative treatment.

However,

Yuina wishes to perform surgery on the baby.

If there's a chance of recovery, we can perform surgery.

We need your signature on the consent form when that happens.

I won't sign it.

There's no need for the surgery.

Here.

Thank you.

Sorry.

You smell like Dr. Takayama.

What?

Is Dr. Takayama that scary?

He is like a monster when he gets mad.

You're right.

He's quite serious indeed.

But he can make a lot of kids smile again.

I also want to become a pediatric surgeon like him.

Do your best.

Thank you.

I don't have any milk at all.

Even though...

this is the only thing I can do.

Yuina.

Don't force yourself.

I know.

But still...

I want to do something.

As a mom, there is nothing I can do...

besides this.

I can't change his diaper.

I can't hold him.

What did that person say?

I knew it.

She said she won't sign, right?

Yes.

Why?

Why do you need her signature?

I'm the baby's mom.

How about you...

have a proper talk with her?

That person...

won't listen to me.

Back then,

we had a good relationship.

After she and my dad divorced,

she worked all day and night...

in order to pay back my dad's debt.

However...

I'm leaving.

After she hurt her foot and couldn't work,

she changed.

What are you doing?

What do you mean?

I'm studying for the exam.

Are you planning to go to high school?

Yes.

(Middle School Maths Book)

You have to pay for it yourself if you're going.

We don't have any money anymore.

I had enough.

After entering high school,

I've been working part-time to earn money.

I stayed with different friends.

At that time,

I had my first boyfriend who is older than me.

Sorry to make you wait.

It's fine.

He said he'll be with me forever.

But after I told him I was pregnant,

he wanted me to abort the baby.

Then I couldn't contact him anymore.

(Kurashina Gynecology)

At first,

I wanted to have an abortion too.

But I was scared.

I didn't have the courage to go to the hospital.

When I was thinking what I should do...

the baby...

The baby kicked me.

It was as if...

It was as if he was telling me...

that he wanted to live.

That's why...

I want to save him no matter what.

Even though I want to save him...

(Necrotic Enteritis of Premature Babies)

(Surgical Cases of Premies Brought To This Hospital)

(Sugawara Yuina's Baby)

This is the diagnosis chart from this morning.

It's obvious that the baby's condition is worsening.

Even if we continue conservative treatment,

it will continue to worsen.

Please take a look at this.

These are cases of premies for the past five years.

- Based on these cases... - Seto.

What are you reporting?

I want to say...

that maybe the hospital can consider surgery...

if we get a signature on the consent form.

Are you kidding me?

Even you are getting involved in the patient's personal life.

We have to follow the hospital's policy.

That's it.

Okay, dismiss.

Why are you here?

I brought some clothes for you.

Wait!

Please sign the consent form.

Didn't the doctor tell you that I won't sign it?

The baby will die if you don't do it.

I can't do anything about that.

You're the worst.

How can you say that?

Whose fault do you think this is?

You didn't go for check-ups. Isn't it all your fault?

Wait!

Why? Do you even consider yourself a mom?

Let go of me!

What's the matter?

That doctor's taking the toys away.

Dr. Shindo, what are you doing?

I want the toys. Please lend them to me.

No, you can't do that.

These belong to everyone.

Please lend them to me.

Wait. I said you can't.

Come back here. Wait. Hey!

Hey! Dr. Shindo!

- Wait! - What's going on?

He took away the kids' toys.

We're very sorry.

Why did you hire such a doctor?

No, even we...

With such a strange doctor here,

how can we leave our precious kids with you?

Well, Dr. Shindo is definitely not a strange doctor.

Sorry.

What did Dr. Shindo do again?

He took away...

The kids' toys.

If this continues, I'll transfer my kid to another hospital.

We're really very sorry.

We're very sorry.

Let's go.

Where is Dr. Shindo?

He was running towards the NICU.

Dr. Shindo, come here.

Hey.

Didn't I tell you not to come to the NICU anymore?

I want to save the baby.

I want to save him too.

He can be saved.

That's enough!

Don't cause everyone any more trouble.

Dr. Natsumi.

Here.

Sorry.

Thank you.

I see.

All right.

Excuse me.

What a shame.

It seems Dr. Shindo caused some trouble again.

That seems to be it.

President.

With this, you can make the final decision.

Dr. Takayama.

We can't let him be like this.

I want to have an emergency meeting.

Please go to the conference room with Dr. Mamiya.

Gas is flowing.

The gas is flowing in the intestines.

You mean...

Doctor.

(You can do it!)

What's going on?

He took away the kids' toys.

The stomach.

The stomach is moving.

Doctor, what's going on?

The supposedly necrotic intestines are moving.

What does that mean?

That means the intestines are alive.

If we operate now, we might not need to remove the entire intestine.

In that case, maybe he can be saved.

The small intestines are rupturing.

We have to operate as soon as possible.

Doctor, please save this baby.

Call Dr. Takayama now.

Yes.

Give me your mom's phone number.

Regarding Dr. Shindo...

There are more and more complaints against him.

Am I wrong?

No.

Some guardians even said...

that they'll transfer to another hospital...

if Dr. Shindo continues staying here.

To the hospital,

the patients and their families are our lifeline.

I think someone has to take responsibility for this.

I'll take the responsibility.

Wait.

Why you, Chief?

Because that was the condition for accepting him.

Minato.

The intestines are moving.

Dr. Takayama, you can save him.

The small intestines ruptured.

We have to operate now.

The baby...

wants to live.

Take his blood. Thank you.

If we operate now,

we might not need to remove the entire intestine.

The baby made some recovery on his own.

The baby wishes to live.

He wishes to live.

We need your signature to save him.

Please.

Please sign the consent form.

- I won't sign... - The truth is...

you're worried about Yuina, right?

Isn't that why you brought some clothes for her?

Where's the consent form?

Dr. Seto is talking to the guardian.

That girl is acting on her own again.

- How is the patient doing? - Heart rate, 180,

blood oxygen saturation dropped to 90,

intestinal expansion is enhanced.

We need to operate now.

I disagree.

If the baby dies in surgery, the hospital will be held accountable.

We might even be sued.

Urine volume, 5cc in 8 hours.

Yuina.

Please come in.

Please let me talk to her alone.

All right. I'll be right there.

They got the consent form signed.

We can save the baby if we operate now.

Hey, why are you ignoring the policy too?

I'll listen...

to what you have to say after the surgery.

Takayama.

Hey!

Hey!

Please wait here.

Prepare for surgery.

Yes.

Book the operating room.

There's no need. We'll do it here.

- Here? - A premie's skin is very thin.

He is low on fats. His temperature will drop easily.

It's hard to maintain his temperature while moving him.

The position of the endotracheal tube is also unstable.

It will be dangerous to move him.

Get the anaesthesiologist.

Put the baby in an open incubator.

Yes.

- Drainage. - Yes.

You are done here. Get out.

Get out!

Let's do it.

- Yes. We'll begin. - Stop the surgery.

It's a big problem to violate the hospital's policy.

- Where are the surgical tools? - Hey!

- We can't get the surgical tools. - Hurry.

We've never operated here before.

This is not to time to say that. This is a matter of life and death.

Who will take the responsibility if the surgery fails?

Seto!

I'll take the responsibility.

Please prepare the anaesthesia and surgical tools now.

Yes.

Thank you.

Start moving the tools.

I'll confirm with the anaesthesiology department again.

- Hurry. - Yes.

(Pediatric Surgery Clinic)

Premies cannot handle long surgeries.

We need to complete it in 30 minutes.

Yes.

- Scalpel. - Yes.

- Tweezers. - Yes.

Gauze.

- Tweezers. - Yes.

Electrosurgical scalpel.

What an exciting surgery.

The necrotic area is very large.

Next, check the small intestines.

- Drainage. - Yes.

It's necrotic from 30cm below the duodenal suspensory ligament.

Remove the necrotic parts.

Mosquito pean.

- Scalpel. - Yes.

Keep it stable.

Yes.

Necrotic parts removed.

There's still a big area left.

Move on to the ostomy.

Ostomy completed.

Let's close him up.

Not yet.

There seems to be something below the liver.

That's just a shadow from the picture.

No. I can see it.

It'll take a toll on the baby if we don't take care of it soon.

Wait.

Drainage.

- Hurry! - Yes.

The bile is leaking out.

The leaked bile formed a biliary tumour.

If we close him up now, it would lead to peritonitis.

The baby won't be able to handle it.

There's no time.

The baby is at his limits.

His temperature is also dropping.

How are his vital signs?

Heart rate has risen to 190.

Use the drainage tube to drain the bile.

Even if we do that, we can't drain the bile completely.

There were cases where the bile duct pressure was reduced...

to drain the fluid and prevent peritonitis.

Install drainage tube after the bile duct is sutured.

If the pressure drops,

the amount of bile discharged will be reduced.

The bile can be discharged through the tube...

and prevent peritonitis.

Shindo is right.

Increase blood transfusion and vasopressors. Hurry.

Yes.

First, remove the biliary tumour.

- Tweezers. - Yes.

- Mayo Dissecting Scissors. - Yes.

Doctor.

The surgery was completed successfully.

Thank you.

Please excuse me.

Please come in.

His vital signs are also stable.

It will be all right now.

The baby is doing his best.

Here.

Touch his hand.

Yuina?

Please wait.

What's going on?

I heard that you're giving the baby away.

That was my condition.

I'll sign the consent form.

Thank you.

But...

You have to promise me one thing.

Give this baby away.

What?

If you want to save this baby,

that is the condition.

All right.

Why?

There is no helping it.

We can't raise this child on our own.

Even so, you can't forcefully separate Yuina and her baby.

You can say that because it has nothing to do with you!

That child is just 16 years old.

And I can't work properly in this condition.

Can someone like you understand that?

That child wore the same pair of shoes...

throughout her three years of middle school.

It was only 1,080 yen.

I couldn't even afford that.

It was the same for her sports uniform and bag.

Every single time,

we feel so miserable.

Can you understand that?

We can't raise this baby.

The baby will be much happier...

if raised by somebody else.

It doesn't matter what other people think.

We already have...

a hard time surviving on our own!

I'm very glad that the baby is saved.

However,

that also means that she'll be separated from her baby.

Regardless of the distance,

Yuina is the one who gave birth to the baby.

To the baby,

Yuina is his mom.

Yuina is getting discharged today, right?

The day she gets discharged is the day she separates with her baby.

It's so sad.

She tried so hard to save the baby,

but they can't be together.

Yuina.

Here.

(Foster Parent Support System For the Bright Future of Children)

Through this,

babies who cannot live with their family due to various reasons...

can be taken cared of temporarily without getting adopted.

I...

I am not saying this as a doctor.

This is just my personal opinion. Can you hear me out?

You don't need to do it now.

For instance,

after you graduate from school...

and find a job,

once you are prepared to become a mom...

you can take him home with you.

Talk to the Children Consultation Office.

Then decide what you're going to do.

Doctor.

Thank you.

Don't cry so easily.

You're a mom, aren't you?

Come on.

Tell your baby you're getting discharged.

All right.

This...

(You can do it!)

I think it's a gift from Dr. Shindo,

so that the baby can see his mom's face any time he wants.

Regardless of the distance,

you're the one who gave birth to this baby.

The fact that you're the mom will never change.

That's what Dr. Shindo said.

Yes.

Everything is going according to plan.

The plan remains.

Like what I said,

I'll soon become...

Togo Memorial Hospital's Chief.

Before that happens,

please take care of that thing for me.

I didn't notice the shadow on the picture.

And I never thought about using the drainage tube to drain the bile.

Even though I don't want to admit it,

but you have more professional knowledge than me.

However, you have to think of a way to get along better with others.

You had a hard time coming here,

yet you can't get people to understand you.

It's done.

Were you listening to me?

This is my first time roasting a rice ball.

It's hot.

It's very hot.

Goodness.

That surgery was really amazing.

Saving a patient under such circumstances...

is legendary.

Thank you.

But President,

violating the hospital's policy just to save people...

is not good, right?

Yes.

Regarding this,

we can't say Dr. Shindo is not responsible at all,

right?

I was the one...

who made the decision and performed the surgery.

I will...

take the responsibility.

Hey, that's enough.

Not yet.

I need to do it 13 more times to get the right temperature.

Since we're at a barbecue place, eat some meat.

Rice balls are my favourite.

You said that before.

You eat rice balls every time.

It's shaped like a triangle, so it's very interesting.

It feels like I'm biting off a mountaintop.

Don't you get tired of it?

Not at all.

It's good that you like it.

All right.

The temperature is good now.

It's so delicious.

It's hot.

If this goes on, her heart will stop.

Since it's already late,

transfer her to another hospital.

If we don't operate now, it'll be the same as just watching her die.

We have to save her!

Dr. Takayama is not here, we can't do it.

I'll take all the responsibility.

If the surgery is not successful and the patient dies,

the hospital's reputation will be affected.

You call yourself a doctor?!

The is the real situation...

in this hospital's pediatric surgery department.

She needs immediate surgery.

I'll be right there. Watch over her until then.

This is my last warning. Stop the surgery immediately.

Hurry.

Don't give up.