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-It'll be okay. -The surgery...

Can't you do the surgery, Doctor?

What are you doing?

-Please, sir. -Do something.

Sir, he's an internal medicine doctor.

An internal medicine doctor can't perform a surgery.

How about you?

What about you, Doctor?

Then what do we do?

Are you telling me you can't do anything

when there are so many doctors here?

No.

-How-- -The operation is possible.

What are you doing? Who are you?

I was just assigned to the post.

I'll be working here on the hospital ship from now on.

I'm Song Eun-jae, a surgeon.

A surgeon?

What's going on?

I thought you were coming the day after tomorrow.

I decided to start early. Is there a problem?

No. Not at all.

It's also possible that he has peritonitis.

Where is the operating room?

It's this way.

Is she going to operate?

-Is that even possible? -Hey.

This is a hospital ship. It's not possible.

She's cutting him open for no reason.

That's how all surgeons are.

Don't you agree?

Let's get him some IV fluids and antibiotics first.

Okay. Nurse Yoo, come with me.

Hang in there, okay?

You'll feel better soon.

Is this the Coast Guard?

What?

They're doing what on the hospital ship?

They're performing a surgery.

How? Who will do it?

Where?

Are you saying this is the operating room?

Yes.

What happened to the surgical light?

Well...

You were supposed to start in three days,

so we were going to fix and clean things up in the time.

Do you think you can do the operation?

Where are the anesthesia machine and suction?

We don't have them.

-Are they broken? -We never had them.

He has to go under general anesthesia, and there's no machine?

-Is there any other way? -What way?

There is no equipment. The operating room is unclean,

and the surgical instruments aren't even sterilized.

We can sterilize them at least.

There is an autoclave at the dentist.

If you pick out the tools you need,

-I'll sterilize them quickly-- -Wait.

Where did you say the autoclave is?

At the dentist.

DISPOSABLE SURGICAL DRAPES

Hello, is this the Coast Guard?

In 30 minutes? Can't you come faster?

You're talking complete nonsense.

The dentist and Internal Medicine doctor

follow me. I need a nurse too.

What's going on? Are you doing the surgery?

Are you going to save my grandson's life?

I will try my best.

What are you doing?

Can you assist me?

Before coming here, I worked in operating rooms for 15 years,

except for urological surgeries.

-That's good. Sterilize these. -Okay.

All right, U-jin. I'm going to pull up your shirt now.

What a good boy.

-What are you doing? -I'm preparing for the surgery.

Are you going to perform a laparotomy on a dental chair?

-With dental instruments? -That's right.

Don't be ridiculous.

Come with me. Let's talk outside.

I don't think you should do the surgery.

It's possible that he has peritonitis.

If we leave him like this, he could die of septicemia.

He could also die if you recklessly operate on him in a dangerous situation.

The Coast Guard will be here in 30 minutes.

They'll move him to a hospital where he can get surgery safely.

Suit yourself,

but answer me this one question.

The Coast Guard takes 30 minutes. It takes 2 and a half hours to get to Geoje.

Will the patient last three hours in that condition?

What if his condition worsens on the way?

What can an internal medicine doctor do other than give IV fluids and antibiotics?

-I know it's risky. -It's too risky.

It's not as risky as conducting surgery on a hospital ship.

Even if problems arise during transfer,

he'll still be closer to a hospital.

Then the probability of saving him will depend on the distance.

What if a problem arises during the operation aboard?

What will happen then?

Remember this, Doctor.

We can't provide the best condition for him.

We can only avoid the worst situation.

Doctor,

the patient's blood pressure is dropping, and his pulse is very high.

-Goodness. -What's the blood pressure?

It's down to 70.

-Are you okay, sir? -Oh my.

What are you doing? Do something.

Sir, are you okay?

Goodness, what do we do?

It's 39.7 degrees. Damn it.

We must operate now. Midazolam.

My goodness.

Wasn't that the last one?

ANESTHETICS

No, we have one more.

It's five milliliters of midazolam. It's all the anesthetic we have left.

Do you know what it means?

The effect will last for only 30 minutes.

We may lose the patient if we don't finish in 30 minutes.

-Can you do it? -What about you?

As you said, the surgery will be very risky.

On top of that, we don't have any machines to rely on.

The operation will be completely manual.

Can you do it?

Will you join me

and save the patient's life?

I'll do it.

Let's try it.

Nurse Yoo, monitor the oxygen saturation.

Check the blood pressure every two minutes.

Yes, Doctor.

What's happening?

It will be okay.

Please get some rest.

Suction.

What do you think will happen?

We must wait.

I'm starting to be afraid of this hospital ship.

Treating appendicitis is not a big deal in Seoul,

but it can be deadly here.

Will he be okay?

He won't die, will he?

Will using dental forceps be safe?

It looks too unstable.

How did it go with U-jin?

It was successful.

-Yes. -We did it.

We made it.

Yes, that's right.

-Yes. -Goodness.

This is great.

It's 37.9 degrees.

His fever went down.

Good work,

and I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were this good.

No. There's no need to apologize.

You were right.

This surgery was very risky.

I will not perform

another surgery like this.

Do you know where the dormitory is? We can go together...

Did she just ignore me?

Just go.

Go on.

I'm so curious.

The surgeon's name was Song Eun-jae, wasn't it?

Why would a female doctor come on the hospital ship?

I wonder.

We have no choice since we're here for military service.

But why would a woman work here?

Maybe it's because of me.

-What? -What are you talking about?

I didn't realize it earlier because we were so busy,

but now that I think of it, she seems very familiar.

Did you meet her at a club or something?

-I'm not like you. -If she came for revenge,

there's only one thing to cut

after the appendix.

Shut it.

Try to remember where you met her.

I don't know.

I'll ask her tomorrow at work.

You want to quit?

Yes. I don't wish to work on the hospital ship anymore.

Is there any other place to go?

Anywhere would be better than here.

You were kicked out from your last hospital.

Would any place hire you?

You have to make a comeback.

You want to, don't you?

-How could I? -Doctor.

This place lacks even the most basic surgical equipment.

What can I do here?

You saved someone's life.

Frankly speaking, appendicitis is not

a big deal in the cities,

but we've lost so many lives because of it.

Today, nothing else has changed

on the hospital ship.

The only thing that changed was

that a surgeon

named Song Eun-jae was aboard today.

I'm not saying I'm just going to sit back and watch.

I'm looking into the budget to order more equipment.

-Please, Doctor. -More than anything,

we need suction, bovie, and anesthesia machine.

Dr. Song.

HAESHIM ISLAND

MEDICAL RECORDS

MEDICAL RECORDS

OH HYE-JEONG, FEMALE, AGE 58

Ms. Oh Hye-jeong.

Come in, Ms. Oh Hye-jeong.

I'll give you something for indigestion and acid reflux.

Please give a lot.

I'll give you enough for a week.

I think you should also get a thorough examination of your heart.

Did the tests show something?

I can't tell with just the electrocardiogram.

Make sure to get tested just in case.

This is where she was treated for the last time.

Did it hurt a lot?

Hello.

-Good morning. -Hello.

-Hello. -You're here.

Good morning.

It looks completely different.

Did you clean up by yourself?

You should've asked for help.

I will if I must next time.

Dr. Song.

We've met before, haven't we?

Don't I look familiar?

No, I don't know you.

"Dr. Song. We've met before, haven't we?"

"No, I don't know you."

What are you doing?

Do you really know her?

Aren't you just trying to hit on her?

I'm not. It's not like that.

He's lying.

That's exactly what he's doing.

He's totally hitting on her.

I swear I've seen her before.

OH HYE-JEONG

I thought she looked familiar.

So it was her.

DOOSUNG'S HEIR SAVED

What happened?

How did you score a surgeon

who did so well at a major hospital in Seoul?

It's because...

By the way,

the reason why I ended up on a hospital ship

and what happened at my previous hospital...

Should it be top secret?

Yes, please.

What is it?

-It's a secret. -What?

It's you, right?

When was this taken?

Seven years ago.

That's why I didn't recognize you right away.

Compared to then, now you look...

-Why? -What do you mean?

Why do you have that photo?

Jae-geol.

Guess what I found.

No wonder she was so good at surgery.

She did pretty well for herself.

-Why do you care? -She's my type.

She has a nice body and a good face.

She's a bit scary,

but that can be charming too.

I wonder what her story is.

When someone this famous ends up on a hospital ship,

it must be huge.

-I'll do a background check and-- -Stop.

-Stop right there. -Why?

Hey,

make her tell you herself.

If you confront her with all the facts,

she'll run away.

I don't think she will.

Just listen to me.

DOOSUNG'S HEIR SAVED AFTER ACCIDENT IT WAS A MIRACLE

Your mother gave it to me because she wanted me as her son-in-law.

You can like me if you want.

You have my permission.

Brace yourself though.

The competition is tough.

Our ship visits 26 islands.

There are at least two possible mothers-in-law on each island.

That's at least 52 to 1.

Can you please leave?

How's your mother doing?

Is she well?

Mr. Chu.

Her mother passed away?

Can't you be more careful?

Did you see that? That's what'll happen.

So it's because her mother died?

She joined our team to leave everything behind.

In light of that,

I've made up my mind.

I will protect Dr. Song.

You want me to send Dr. Song away?

Yes. Right away.

You saw her save a patient's life.

-If it hadn't been for her-- -You think I don't know that?

So what's wrong?

We don't have the budget.

Look at all these things she's asking for.

She wants us to buy all this.

We can't sail if we buy all this.

Does she think we run on seawater instead of fuel?

Why should we pay for all this?

What are you talking about?

What happened yesterday was just the beginning.

Dr. Song will score big one day.

It's only a matter of time before we become stars.

After that...

Then what?

Governors and assemblymen will come lining up.

For what?

Why else? To take photos with us, of course.

Really?

They'll want photos and bragging rights,

but nothing is for free.

They have to fork us out a budget.

Is that so?

Trust me and just watch quietly.

I have it all planned out.

Who are they?

They're a documentary team.

We need to be on TV to become stars.

Oh, is that how it works?

Are you replacing the lights?

Why are you doing it yourself?

Because I have hands.

Well, I...

The thing is...

Do you want to apologize to me?

You don't need to.

You only stated the fact.

I'm not affected by it at all.

What are you doing?

You can go now.

It's not like I knew her mother died.

Did she have to be so cold...

Here you go, Doctor.

I was so moved by your operation yesterday.

I watched all kinds of medical dramas such as ER, House,

and Grey's Anatomy,

and became a nurse.

I wanted to feel the joy of saving a life in this poor environment.

And yesterday, my dream came true.

Nurse Yoo A-rim.

How do you know my name?

We're treating patients on land today, right?

Gosh, how did you know that?

I thought you were quick only during operations.

I see you catch on things quickly too.

And you are rather poor at your job.

I'm sorry?

You're in charge of managing the first aid kits, right?

Yes.

Where are the lidocaine, IV fluids and Betadine?

I forgot to put them in.

Don't you know that the carelessness of a medical team can endanger

countless lives?

The manuals are not there for display.

It's a standard to follow.

"The manuals are not there for display. It's a standard to follow."

I know that too.

Why are you pouting?

You were so happy that someone better than Dr. Greene joined us.

Is it hard for you to keep up with her?

Do you prefer those lazy male doctors?

Gosh, Nurse Pyo.

You didn't come to the dorm last night, did you?

We'll throw you a welcome party at the dorm today.

No one told me about that.

-Whose idea was it? -It was mine.

What do you think? You're all in, right?

All right. Let's have a few drinks to welcome the new member.

-Mr. Chu, are you okay with it? -Sounds good.

That's great.

What food do you like, Dr. Song?

Tell me what you like. I'll prepare it for you.

You don't have a favorite food?

I don't.

I see.

She has no favorites.

YEONGU VILLAGE HALL

This is the village chief speaking.

The hospital ship is here to treat patients.

So please gather up at the village hall...

Oh my goodness. Honey.

What's wrong with you? Oh my gosh.

Hold on, Doctor. The village chief has angina.

Call the Coast Guard first.

-Is there a problem? -Shouldn't we be there?

-Should we follow them? -Let's hurry.

Honey, please wake up.

Gosh, Doctor. Please help him.

-It's okay. He'll be okay. -Can you open your eyes? Sir?

Intubate him.

I have injected the epinephrine.

Get me the oxygen and defibrillator.

Clear.

No. Please.

You still call yourself a doctor?

Remember this.

The patient died because of you.

You're not a doctor.

Dr. Kwak.

Dr. Kwak Hyeon.

Dr. Kwak Hyeon.

-Dr. Song. -Dr. Kwak.

Dr. Song!

-Dr. Song! -Dr. Kwak!

Feel his abdomen and listen to his chest.

Is the tube in?

Yes.

-Dr. Song! -Dr. Kwak!

Nurse Yoo, take over the Ambu bag.

Ma'am.

The Coast Guard will be here soon. You have to stay strong.

-Mr. Chu. -Yes.

Dr. Song.

I think it's abdominal aneurysm.

His blood pressure is too low. It's still dropping.

-That could only mean-- -It ruptured.

I have to open him up right now.

But it's too dangerous.

Again?

Dr. Kwak.

Pull hard. Pull harder.

Doctor. The Coast Guard is here.

The artery ruptured. We have to move him like this.

Be careful.

Doctor, it's the Coast Guard.

They're bringing a patient with a ruptured aorta.

A ruptured aorta? Tell them no.

If we don't land now, the patient will die in 15 minutes.

I'm sorry, but every surgeon in our hospital is operating now.

-How far is another hospital? -It's 40 minutes away.

We're landing at Geoje Jeil Hospital in five minutes.

All our surgeons are in surgery right now.

We clearly said we cannot accept your patient.

I will do the operation.

Choose now. Will you let the patient die like this,

or will you let me be in charge of saving the patient?

-Are you sure you can succeed? -Not 100 percent.

But I definitely know

that the longer we wait, the higher the chances of failing.

Let's move.

Gosh, I ache all over.

It's always more tiring the first time.

We worked hard these last couple of days.

I liked it.

I could feel my adrenaline flowing again for the first time in a long time.

Gosh.

You're in charge today, Dr. Cha Jun-yeong.

-What? -Excuse me?

I mean the welcome party.

I'll be expecting a table full of great food.

-All right. Jae-geol and I will-- -Why are you dragging me in?

Let's go buy sashimi in your great car.

No.

My car doesn't like the smell of fish.

Come on. Jae-geol.

Let's go, Bong-gu.

Bong-gu.

Dr. Kwak.

Dr. Kwak Hyeon.

What happened to me?

What do you think, Bong-gu?

GEOJE JEIL HOSPITAL

A hospital ship?

-You let a hospital ship doctor operate? -Well--

Will you take responsibility if something goes wrong

and our hospital closes down?

Director.

What?

-She stitched up the proxyma already? -Pardon?

PROXIMAL AORTA

Who is she?

Where did that monster come from?

Dr. Song Eun-jae.

I am

Kim Su-gwon, the director of this hospital.

I'm the director,

but I'm also an orthopedic specialist.

-I'm also a surgeon. -Nice to meet you.

Please come to my office and have some tea.

You want to work as an on-call doctor at the emergency room?

As long as it doesn't affect my work on the hospital ship.

What do you think

about transferring to our hospital completely?

No,

I want to keep working on the hospital ship.

I want to work as an on-call doctor here.

-In return, -Yes?

I will cover as many emergency surgeries as I can.

Well,

it's not a bad deal for me.

Let's do it.

I look forward to working with you.

Thank you.

I knew it.

Here.

I brought you some clothes.

Take it.

It's not Halloween today.

Your outfit is too intense.

Doctor. Dr. Song.

Do you know the way to the dorm?

It's this way.

Doctor, what happened earlier was...

Let's call it even.

If you hadn't diagnosed the aortic rupture quickly,

the patient would have died.

About the intubation...

Was that the first time it happened? Or did it happen before?

No, it never happened before.

Today was the first time.

Try to fix it as soon as possible.

After all, you are the only person I can work with

on the hospital ship.

SEOUL DAEHAN HOSPITAL

What a surprise.

A general hospital director called a lowly chief surgeon like me.

It's such an honor.

It's just a tiny hospital in the countryside.

It's barely a general hospital.

DIRECTOR KIM SU-GWON

Are you teasing me?

Of course not. I'm just jealous of you.

So what's this about?

Listen.

Do you know a doctor named Song Eun-jae?

What about her?

Did she cause trouble at your hospital too?

Trouble? What trouble?

-Yes, Director. -Are you on the hospital ship?

No, I'm jogging right now.

-Come see me then. -Yes, sir.

Dr. Song Eun-jae is here, Director.

Hi, come on in.

Have a seat.

Listen.

I'm very sorry about this.

I didn't know we had already filled the vacancy in the emergency room.

I'm afraid I'd agreed to hire you too hastily.

I'm sorry.

Since you're here, stay for dinner.

It'll be my treat.

No, thank you.

It's fine.

I'll get going now.

It can't be helped. Goodbye.

You can't have suddenly filled the vacancy.

There must be another reason.

Did you call Seoul Daehan Hospital?

What did he say?

It's done.

-Leave quietly. -No.

I can't.

You got kicked out after causing trouble.

It was a huge deal too.

Hello.

-Are you doing okay? -Yes, thanks to you.

-The lady who just left-- -Dr. Song Eun-jae?

-Do you know her? -Kind of.

Why was she here?

She was hired to work as an on-call doctor at the emergency room,

-but she just got fired. -Fired?

I heard she got into trouble at her previous job. It was huge.

You aren't even a doctor.

What are you doing here?

Should I stick my medical license on the wall?

-Korean medicine doesn't count. -Father.

It's sorcery that people clung to when science was primitive.

Surgeons started off as barbers.

-Stop it! -Nothing much has changed.

They recklessly cut up people and stitch them back up.

-Get out. -I don't want to be here either.

Then why did you come? Who said you're welcome here?

I did.

It's the anniversary of Jae-min's death.

He died before us,

so we can't do ancestral rites.

I thought we could just eat together...

and take pity on him for dying so soon.

Whose fault is it

-that he's dead? -Stop it.

I'm sick of hearing that.

-Stop saying that already. -It's his fault.

Stay.

Let's eat.

Do you want to see me die?

Would you like that?

He wouldn't even bat an eye.

Honey.

I'm sorry.

It's a pity

that your mother died.

But you need to get your head together.

You have a goal to achieve.

Code blue.

Charge to 200.

Move.

Inject one milliliter of epinephrine.

Charge to 300.

Charge to 360. Clear.

You lunatic.

Get out.

I don't need you here.

I don't need someone arrogant like you. Leave.

Get out of here!

What? Gosh.

Did you order these all at once?

I need them for surgery.

There's a process for ordering new equipment.

If you order them all at once...

My goodness.

I heard about Geoje Jeil Hospital.

Are you being like this because you're upset about that?

The hands mean everything to a surgeon.

I need to operate to keep them nimble.

I can't use them to just eat and drink.

What's all that?

I don't know. I guess it's new surgery equipment.

Why did she buy something she can't use?

What do you mean?

What's going on?

Dr. Song was in trouble? What kind?

What's the worst a doctor can do?

-It must be medical malpractice. -I heard she killed a patient.

-What? Is that true? -Yes.

Are you sure? Who told you that?

I overheard someone outside.

I heard she killed several patients.

What if our patients find out?

It's serious...

Oh, right.

-Don't you want your coffee? -Sorry?

Acupuncture?

He danced all night at a club.

Did you hear the rumor?

Dr. Song was fired for getting in trouble.

That's why she's here.

What if she gets fired from here too?

Who cares?

It's for the best.

Why is that?

I'm against having a surgeon on board.

They just want to cut open any patient.

I can't handle that brash confidence.

Have you forgotten?

That brash confidence has saved

two lives already.

What's the meaning of this?

Do you know how much these cost?

My goodness.

They're all necessary equipment for surgery.

Pack them up.

Send them back and get a refund.

It's even better

if you would pack up and leave as well.

Don't you hear me?

You're fired.

I was appointed by South Gyeongsang Province.

For as long as I was aboard this ship,

I have not made any mistakes as a doctor.

I don't have a reason for unfair dismissal.

Then...

why were you let go

from your previous job?

I called the hospital in Seoul,

and you didn't quit. You were fired.

Why were you fired?

What kind of trouble did you cause that they fired you?

Then again, what kind of trouble could a doctor get into?

It must be medical malpractice.

Answer me. Why can't you say anything?

I have no intention of answering.

Fine. I don't want to hear your answer either.

Get off my ship.

Quit this instant.

I refuse.

What?

Are you saying you want to fight me?

You don't stand a chance.

I'll strangle the governor if I must to get you fired.

My goodness. Wrong way.

What's your reason?

Why did you join

the hospital ship?

What about you?

What dreadful weather.

Most of the people already came and left.

Let's go back.

The weather and waves don't look too good.

Yes, let's turn back.

Oh dear.

Prepare to sail back.

One, two.

One, two.

Take this.

-Pull. -Pull.

Take this.

-Move faster. -Hurry.

-One, two, three. -One, two, three.

Okay, bring it down.

Jeong-ho!

My goodness.

This is the hospital ship.

The waves look terrible.

Okay, I'll call you back.

What's going on? What are they up to?

What happened?

What's going on?

Jeong... Jeong-ho!

It's Jeong-ho.

His arm is...

Oh my goodness.

Hold on, okay?

Hang in there.

I don't feel a pulse.

Please help him, Doctor.

A crewman can't do anything without a hand.

Do what you can to save it, please.

ANTISEPTIC

-Gosh, stop filming. -Producer.

Hold fast. Keep him still.

Doctor...

Oh my gosh.

Have you lost your mind? You darned witch!

-Calm down. -I'll kill you!

This is a special occasion. We should drink on a day like this.

Do you have a special reason for boarding the hospital ship?

What did she do to get herself fired when she is such a skilled doctor?

I'll try my best.

Why don't we open her up and check?

Why didn't I do something before the patient died on me?

I came to give you a chance.

Even if it's just once.

Wait until she's able to thank her own mother.

Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee