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GEOJE 505

Are you coming back to work today?

How is your mother?

How much do you like Eun-jae?

If you like her, be careful.

I might try to steal her from you.

A love triangle?

It's such a cliché...

With that intimidating Dr. Song?

You sure have peculiar tastes in women.

While we're on this subject, let's spill the truth.

-How much do you like her? -Answer carefully.

Make yourself clear, or you might lose her to me.

Gosh, don't be so scary.

-She's not even your type. -She's not.

Why are you doing this then?

I'd like to know the reason.

She knows when to sacrifice herself.

That sounds rather grim.

Eun-jae saved my mom's life.

In the world of chivalry, you repay a favor with your life.

Speak in plain language.

My point is,

if you ever make Eun-jae cry because of Ms. Choi,

I will take her from you by all means

even if I bleed to death.

Why?

Why would you bleed to death?

-I might die. -Die?

If I flirt with her

and she chases me with a scalpel, I might die.

You silly man. So you know you do flirt?

Of course. I'm a grown man.

I guess you should try harder.

Don't you lose Dr. Song to him.

Love shouldn't be that grim.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Go for it.

I'll do my best.

Did you push me away

because of Dr. Song?

Is it her?

Eavesdropping isn't a good habit.

I guess it's really her.

Give up on her and come back to me.

You will never be able to have her.

What do you mean?

I heard you were

the last doctor her mother saw before she died.

Her mother died because of you.

-Ms. Choi. -You could've saved her if you tried.

-Choi Yeong-eun. -It's Song Eun-jae.

I wouldn't, but she would think of it that way.

If it was your mother, would you be able to love

the doctor who let your mother die?

Where's Song Jae-jun?

If we can't find your dad,

-you have to repay his debt. -Of course.

-I hear you're a doctor. -Gosh.

If you can't pay us back,

take out an organ from your body and sell it.

If you can't do it yourself, I can do it for you.

We'll be back.

See you around.

-Let's go. -Come on.

-Let's go. -Who are they?

Why do you care?

Don't answer if you don't want to. I'll ask them myself.

Let go of me.

Who are they?

Why were they so rude to you?

Who they are is none of your business.

So don't poke your nose into my problems.

I can't do that.

Tell me who they are.

-I don't want to. -Are they a patient's family?

Nothing happened on the ship.

-Was there a problem in the ER? -No.

-Then what? -I have no intention of answering.

Just answer me

so I can help.

Why?

Why would you help me?

I already told you.

We're colleagues. Nothing more, nothing less.

So unless it's about work, I don't need your help.

Why are you trying so hard to push me away?

Is it just because I'm a colleague?

-No. -Then are you bothered about Ms. Choi?

If so, I can explain.

Are you a narcissist?

-Are you that sure of yourself? -Is that not it?

I'm busy, so stop bothering me and leave.

If not...

If that's not it,

is it about your mom?

Is it because I couldn't save her?

Isn't that obvious?

If you were me,

would you be able

to not hate me?

U-JAE

What is it?

Hi, it's me.

I know it's you. What is it?

Can you

wire me just 500,000 won more?

It hasn't even been two weeks since I wired your allowance.

It's because

it's the start of the semester. I have more things to buy.

I'm not a bank. Get your money elsewhere.

Please, Eun-jae.

Shall I cut you off next month?

Anyway,

did anyone come to see you?

What?

Loan sharks asked you about Dad?

Are you sure Dad is in Korea?

Yes.

Call me right away if you hear something. Okay?

Now goodbye.

U-jae.

I'll wire you 300,000 won tomorrow.

It's just for this month.

Spend it wisely.

What?

What did she say?

I think she knows you're in Korea, Dad.

What?

What are you doing?

I have to leave.

Your sister scares me more

than the loan sharks or cops.

Where do you think you're going?

Get out of my way.

Wait. Eat first.

If you have to leave, at least eat first.

You look hungry.

The hospital ship is here.

We have nice people and good medicine here on the hospital ship.

You're shaking out sesame seeds. And you're drying garlic.

You're drying out your nets. How are you?

Hello, everyone.

Where are you going, ma'am?

Can't you see I'm going to the field?

I see you.

Are you taking your blood pressure medicine?

Silly me. I keep forgetting.

I didn't take it today.

Gosh, I told you not to forget.

I will.

She's quite tough.

The hospital ship is here.

We don't come here every day.

Come on out to the ship,

see the doctors, and get your medicine.

Are you in?

-Mr. Park. -We're from the hospital ship.

-Is he not in? -Did he go out?

I don't think anyone is home.

He rarely leaves home since he had the stroke.

What are you doing?

-What was that noise? -That scared me.

Where is he going?

Mr. Park.

-Oh dear. -Oh no.

-Oh dear. -This looks bad.

Get him up.

Come on.

Get on his back.

Dr. Song!

Watch your step. Careful.

Dr. Song, we need help.

Hurry and come.

Yes, it's him.

Your butler.

Let's get him inside.

What happened?

His lower abdomen seems to hurt.

Why didn't you call?

I told you I can't visit for a few days because Mom is sick.

I told you to call if something happened.

-Hurry. -Here.

-Lay him with his head to that end. -Okay.

There you go.

Poor Mr. Chu.

You're always carrying people on your bad back.

-Get his temperature and do a blood test. -Got it.

His heart sounds bad, doesn't it?

-He's had pulmonary emphysema for a while. -Temperature?

It went up to 38.5 degrees Celsius.

-I'll palpate his abdomen. -Okay.

Mr. Park, I'll lower the belt of your pants.

-Help me, Nurse Yoo. -Okay.

Don't try to help. We'll do it.

Let me see.

It's a hernia.

I can't reposition it manually.

I'll need to check with an ultrasound,

but based on his fever, I'd say it's a strangulated hernia.

The blood supply to his twisted organs has been cut off, causing necrosis.

You can fix him with an operation, right?

Let's check first.

Prepare for an ultrasound.

-Okay. -Okay.

It is a strangulated hernia.

These are the blood test results.

His pulse is quickening.

We must operate now.

Why is his INR...

INR INDEX MEASURES BLOOD COAGULATION

-You can't operate? -No.

-I said we can. -She said yes.

I stopped her.

When the surgeon said yes?

It's not a transplant. It's just a hernia.

With her skills, this would be a piece of cake for her.

She has to open him up.

No operation is easy, and this patient...

can't be anesthetized.

As you already know, his pulmonary emphysema is too advanced.

He won't survive general anesthesia.

Numb him from the waist down.

Like we did for the tunica albuginea rupture patient.

We can't.

You know the reason why, right?

Because of the warfarin?

He had a surgery for cerebral infarction.

He must have continued taking it.

We won't be able to stop the bleeding.

If a spinal nerve hemorrhage causes a hematoma,

it could lead to neurological complications.

He also has a high risk of infection due to septicemia.

Even before surgery, the anesthesia--

It could kill him.

Why did you say it could be done?

What can you do?

-Use lidocaine as a local anesthetic. -What?

I said it's impossible.

If we don't do anything, he'll die of septicemia.

It's just as dangerous if we use a local anesthetic.

Do you think the patient can withstand the pain?

He'll tighten his stomach muscle if he's awake. Can you even get through?

I'll put him to sleep with propofol and in an hour--

-Doctor. -I'll reach the herniated area

and cut out the bare minimum.

Stop spewing nonsense.

There is a similar case in Dr. Kwak Seong's notes.

-I studied it enough, so-- -That was a war zone.

-They had nothing, so they had to-- -What's so different now?

Our tools and medicine are useless.

Wait. Let me get this straight.

The only problem is anesthesia, isn't it?

Then I can help.

How?

You may not believe it

or even approve of it.

Acupuncture anesthesia is my area of expertise.

Throughout my internship and residency,

I focused on this one subject.

Jae-geol, I understand how you feel.

Look at this.

It may be impossible to operate only with acupuncture anesthesia.

But we can apply local anesthesia with lidocaine

and then apply acupuncture anesthesia with a sedative.

It won't be general anesthesia,

-but it can have similar effects. -Jae-geol.

I know it's hard to believe. However...

To put it bluntly, even if it has no effect at all,

we could give it a try.

It isn't anesthetic gas. It won't leave a mark on the spine.

It won't harm the patient at all.

I know you'll do it no matter what.

After all,

you can't afford to lose that patient.

I can't lose that patient either.

To me,

he's more precious than my father.

Surgeon... No.

Listen, Hyeon. I...

Shall we

give it a try?

You're going to do the surgery even if it's with local anesthesia.

If you insist on proceeding with the operation,

I need one more safety measure.

Can acupuncture anesthesia be a safety measure?

We don't have much of a choice.

We must reduce the amount of pain to minimize the risk.

Therefore, if it can reduce the pain even by just a bit,

we need to do everything we can.

That's my opinion.

He says it's harmless even in the worst-case scenario.

Doctor.

Okay.

-Really? -Let's try it.

I can't do this.

Mr. Park, give me your arm.

-Mr. Park. -Let me go.

I'm just going to die like this.

How could you open up my stomach

in front of me with my two eyes wide open?

Stop being stubborn, Mr. Park.

You need surgery.

Get away from me!

Oh my goodness. My stomach.

Look.

Could you

help me get up? Please?

I'm leaving.

I want

to go somewhere

and just die like this.

That's all.

Please let go of me.

I said let me go.

Jae-geol, let's go home.

No. Let go of me.

I'm leaving.

I'll go anywhere...

and just kill myself.

Gosh, a little boy like you shouldn't say

a terrible thing like that.

I want to fix your bicycle.

No, don't.

I hate Mom and Dad.

I'll kill myself.

Jae-geol.

You're only a child.

Don't say such a terrible thing.

Do you understand?

Are you throwing a tantrum?

Throwing a tantrum is what I do.

Why are you copying me?

Are you afraid?

I was.

I thought I would be abandoned if I stayed

in the shadow of my parents who always looked at my brother.

I was afraid.

That's why I threw tantrums.

Every time I did that,

you held my hand tightly like this

and comforted me.

Now that I think about it,

you've done a lot for me with this hand.

You taught me how to ride a bike

and took off my training wheels.

Gramps, you did everything

that a father would...

normally do for his child.

When

will you

stop calling me Gramps?

When you were little,

I let it go, since you seemed to be going through a lot.

However,

when I get better after surgery,

I will

make sure that

I teach you some manners.

Can we...

do the surgery?

You're a man now.

Why are you crying?

Gosh, you're so big now.

When did your hands

get so big?

Lidocaine, please.

Give me one more.

I feel extremely anxious.

Stop moving about. You're making me dizzy.

You have no sympathy, do you?

What are you doing over there?

Are you crying?

What are you talking about?

Are you that worried?

No, I'm not.

The doctors of Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Korean Medicine are all

working as a team to save the patient.

To see them like that makes me emotional.

Of course. I totally understand.

Retractor.

Net.

Forceps.

Pull the retractor a little more so I can see better.

A RETRACTOR WIDENS AN INCISION

It's okay.

It's just a feeling.

Would the acupuncture really help them anesthetize the patient?

I'm not sure. I work in Korean medicine,

but I can't really believe it either.

Doctor. Dr. Cha.

Can you believe it?

I'm just praying

for a miracle.

Doctor.

His oxygen saturation level is...

Why is it so low?

Are you sure the patient is stable?

What?

Gosh, that startled me.

I'm sorry.

It must have fallen while we moved him.

Let's continue.

How much time do we have left?

We have 13 minutes left.

This is driving me crazy.

Doctors?

How did it go?

The surgery went well, right?

Of course.

-It worked. -Thank goodness.

-How? -What do you mean, how?

Did the acupuncture really anesthetize him?

Come on. It couldn't have.

I like getting acupuncture myself,

but that's impossible.

It wasn't Jae-geol. I think Mr. Park endured it well.

He must've desperately endured the pain to make you look good.

Not a chance.

How can you endure the pain of an abdominal operation with mere willpower?

Don't you think so, Dr. Song?

Of course.

It's not the kind of pain you can endure with mere willpower.

Did she just take the side of a Korean medicine doctor?

Did you hear that? You're not getting acupuncture from me anymore.

Jae-geol, come on. You can't do that to me.

Don't follow me.

Here.

Come on. Take it.

Gosh.

I will make sure

to pay you back for this someday.

Great work. Cheers.

Gosh.

Now, it's your turn, Dr. Song.

Great work, Dr. Kim.

I was able to save the patient thanks to you.

It looks like he beat you to it.

They make a better couple than I thought.

Shall we make a toast too?

It's true though.

Do you still not believe it?

Fine.

I'm not going to deny something I witnessed myself,

but I still can't acknowledge it.

I'll think about this though.

There are things that science can't prove right now.

Is it okay to consider them false?

Gosh, this is quite motivating.

All right. I will prove it everything to you scientifically.

How pretty.

You look much prettier when you smile.

-You came here yourself, Dr. Kang? -Yes.

Special order from the director. Be careful.

-From my dad? -How is he related to the patient?

Who is he? Why does the director care so much about him?

Who is he?

You should ask my dad.

I'm curious what he'll say too.

Please take good care of him.

That depends on how you behave.

Go to the hospital first.

I'll come see you after work.

Have a good day, Dr. Song.

-Okay. See you later. -All right.

See you.

Hello?

What?

-We have a problem. -What do you mean?

Is there a problem with Mr. Park Su-bong?

It's nothing like that.

Mom.

What? Do you want me to feed you?

Goodness.

You must be taken aback.

My mom always takes things too far.

I'll take care of it now.

Mom, what's the matter with you?

-This is a clear invasion of privacy. -Gosh, let go of me.

She'll get sick protecting her privacy.

She has such great responsibilities. She should at least sleep well.

Mom.

Is this too much?

Of course it is.

A favor that one didn't ask for is not a favor, no matter how good it is.

No.

Thank you.

It's okay, right?

I'm glad.

I didn't buy these. I made them myself

so you can sleep comfortably, Dr. Song.

Move.

Would you try lying down?

Oh dear.

You must be thinking of your mother.

I know that face too.

That's the face...

I see every day in the mirror.

May I give you a hug?

I also...

lost a child.

I'd like to give you a hug.

Did you send your car away?

Yes.

Wait here. I'll get mine.

-Thank you. -I should thank you.

You accepted my gifts without complaint.

Sleep well and don't skip your meals.

-Okay. -And...

visit me at home one day.

I'm actually not too bad of a cook.

-Ma'am. -Yes?

Thank you for the bedding and curtains.

But would you let me pay

for the bed and drawers?

The bed and drawers?

Yes.

I didn't buy those.

Pardon?

Gosh, that's hot.

Of course we bought them.

With our preciously tiny budget.

We took you too seriously when you told us not to buy you anything.

Though I brought you on board, I didn't think you'd stay for long.

-But now-- -It was my idea.

You work day and night.

You shouldn't be sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag.

Your back will kill you when you reach my age.

I also got the impression

that you'll be staying for a while.

What? Are you displeased?

Are you still trying to go back to Seoul?

No. I like being on the hospital ship.

Right? I could tell.

Is something bothering you though?

Not really.

Your expression says otherwise.

I should get going.

Not now. Stay for dinner.

We're cooking something that will even bring home a runaway daughter-in-law.

-Sorry? -We're grilling gizzard shads.

Dr. Kwak went to buy some. He won't be long.

Eat with us before you leave.

It's almost time for my shift. Enjoy your meal.

Gosh. She rarely gets to eat on time.

She might end up getting sick herself.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen her take a break at all this month.

I think it's because of the debt.

Half her pay is seized every month though.

That goes to the bank.

I think she's dealing with loan sharks this time.

What? Loan sharks?

SOUTH GYEONGSANG FIRE DEPARTMENT

Five-car pileup on Route 14.

Urgent patients are incoming.

He has bruises all over and a cervical spine fracture.

Sir, can you hear me?

Go to Zone A. Quick.

Check the vitals, and get a head CT scan. Go to Zone A.

This patient has full body burns!

Take him to Intensive Care.

Move it. Hurry up.

One, two, three, four. One, two, three...

-Swap with me. -Okay.

Charge to 150. Move.

One, two,

-Charge to 200. -three, four, five, six, seven...

Move.

Time of death...

2:52 a.m.

-Call his guardian. -Okay.

If that's not it,

is it about your mom?

Is it because I couldn't save her?

Isn't that obvious?

If you were me,

would you be able

to not hate me?

Okay, that'll do.

What's this? Why is he bleeding?

It's you, not him.

Don't lean back.

The blood could block your airway.

Do you want to suffocate?

What surgeon doesn't know that?

Are you okay?

You wouldn't be.

-What are you doing? -Don't ask. Just come with me.

What are you doing?

I knew my dad was merciless,

but this is just too much.

How could he be so merciless with your shifts?

Doctor.

-Dr. Kim. -Fifteen minutes.

This will be over in 15 minutes.

From the day my mom got admitted to the hospital until today,

I saw that you didn't take a day off.

And today, you even performed a tough operation.

If you work that hard without sleeping,

even healthy men collapse out of exhaustion.

Empty your mind,

and for just 15 minutes, let...

She's resting already.

LOVE REHABILITATION CENTER

You're here.

Today, do you...

Why are you up?

I'm working on something.

What's that?

I got this in the mail today.

It's from Dr. Song Eun-jae.

DURING SURGERY, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU MUST TOUCH THE TENDON OR NERVES?

HOW FAR AWAY IS THE PORTAL VEIN FROM OTHER VEINS?

Will you answer them?

As best I can.

WHEN THE LIVER'S UPPER VEINS ARE CUT, WHAT CAN BE FOUND?

Dr. Song...

always brings you back to me.

But I...

took her mother...

away from her.

But I can't give up, Father.

I just can't.

You shouldn't give up.

Until the last breath, a doctor...

must never give up on his patient.

Because the moment you do,

you are no longer a doctor.

-You're early today. -I woke up early.

-Did you sleep well? -What's he doing here?

He came to get things to take to the hospital.

Thank you.

I came to thank you too.

Thank you for taking care of Gramps.

It's not something you should thank me for.

Family members help each other out.

-I'll get going now. -What about breakfast?

For you?

Or for him?

-So... -Dad...

Oh my. You two are on the same wavelength for a change.

-Go ahead. -No, you first.

You first. Don't make me repeat myself.

-It's about Dr. Song. -Okay.

She works too hard in the emergency room.

So what? Did you come here to complain about it?

Are you here to protest against a ruthless employer?

No, that's not it.

It's not the hospital that's making her do this.

-She wanted to. -She wanted to?

She seems to have a problem.

-A problem? -Probably financial problems.

Over half her pay is seized every month.

Do you want to take care of it?

-Me? -What do you mean?

I don't know what happened,

but Dr. Song doesn't seem like the type to get into trouble with money.

I think it's a family issue.

We could sort it out for her.

Honey, are you saying...

What do you think about her?

I would like to welcome her into our family.

You can't say something like that out of the blue.

-Why? Do you disapprove? -No, I don't, but...

shouldn't we ask what he thinks?

What a day.

What do you mean?

Dad and I agree on something for once.

-Hey. -Will you try?

Yes, with all my might.

Then let's invite her over for dinner.

Why are you so hasty?

So is it a yes or a no?

It's a yes, okay? Yes.

GEOJE 505

-Who is it? -I'm from the hospital ship.

-It won't take long. -Okay.

I'm from the hospital ship. Is anyone home?

-Did you finish your medicine? -Yes.

How do you feel now?

-Does your chest feel less tight now? -Yes.

-Good. I'll listen to your heartbeat. -Okay.

Where does it hurt, ma'am?

My knees are killing me.

Oh dear.

Don't you worry.

I'll take all the pain away.

This will sting just a bit.

-What's going on? -I don't know.

What brings you here, Nurse Pyo?

You're so kind today.

Did you eat something bad?

What do you mean? Being kind is good.

We only live once.

My goodness.

-You don't have to see me out. -Take care, Doctor.

Goodbye.

I won't go far.

-Take this and enjoy. -You don't have to.

It's okay. Eat up.

I saw you take the bribe.

You'll share, won't you?

What time do you start at the ER today?

I don't work today.

Then...

shall we have dinner together? I have something to say.

Sorry, I can't. I have an important appointment.

Over here.

Sorry for being late.

No, I got here early. Please sit.

Why did you ask to see me?

Let's take our time and have some tea.

U-JAE

Take it. It could be urgent.

No, I don't need to. I'll call back later.

POWER OFF

Hello?

Yes, this is the hospital ship dorm.

She isn't in. Who's calling?

Who?

The phone has been turned off. Please leave a message.

Are you interested in moving back to Seoul for work?

How about Seyeon Hospital?

It's nothing like Seoul Daehan Hospital,

but it's also one of the top five hospitals in Korea.

Think about it and let me know.

I'll pull some strings.

How? What are your strings?

My dad's older brother is on the board of directors.

It won't be hard. He simply adores me.

You're being too generous.

I'm not being generous. I'm doing this for myself.

Well, I guess it's a win-win deal.

I get a woman that's in my way out of Hyeon's sight,

and you get a job at a major hospital.

I should get going.

-Is that a no? -Yes.

What's your reason?

Why do you want to stay on a shabby hospital ship?

Watch what you say.

To the islanders, the hospital ship is their savior.

-Is that why you want to stay? -That's right.

Do you want to stay on the hospital ship

or stay near Hyeon?

Answer me.

-Do you like him? -Yes.

What did you say?

Is that really true?

Of course.

If I had plans

to include love in my life,

Dr. Kwak would be on the other end.

What do you mean?

I'm saying you should be relieved

that I'm not interested in love.

Why aren't you interested in love?

Must I explain?

We aren't close enough for me to explain.

-What's the current situation? -What happened?

Will the patient survive?

-Please answer us. -Tell us.

Oh my.

-How's the patient? -Honey!

-Are you okay? -Move out of the way!

-Move out of the way. -Oh my goodness.

-Wake up. -Move.

Twelve have been rescued, while three are still missing.

The rescue operation is ongoing.

We'll call the reporter and find out the details.

Reporter Seo.

-How much is it? -Today at five p.m...

Are you drinking again?

Why does a young lady like you drink so much every day?

How much is it?

Just give me 10,000 won, okay?

Oh Hui-jung, a 42-year-old laborer.

Song U-jae, a 28-year-old student.

Jang Seong-nam, a 45-year-old laborer.

Lee Sang-bong, a 47-year-old laborer.

Could you raise the volume, sir?

-What? -Please hurry.

Okay, I will.

Song U-jae, a 28-year-old student. Jang Seong-nam, a 45-year-old laborer.

U-jae?

Lee Sang-bong, a 47-year-old laborer.

We have an urgent patient.

-We have another patient. -Please make way.

I got a call. I'm looking for Song U-jae.

Are you his guardian? Ask someone over there.

U-JAE

The number you have dialed is not available at this moment.

U-JAE

The number you have dialed is not available at this moment.

Please hurry, sir.

Please hurry.

-Are you conscious? Sir, are you okay? -Sir?

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

-Can you hear me? -Wake up.

-Please wake up. -Sir.

-We need help over here. -Please wake up.

-Dr. Song. -Mom dated Dad when she was 20.

Yet look at how their passionate love turned out.

Do you still want to fall in love after hearing that?

You can love Dr. Song as much as you want.

Only when I've disappeared from this world.

It's a family gathering.

And you are our guest.

Shall we get married?

We need someone to inherit the hospital.

Let's do it.

Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee