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THE NAMES OF PEOPLE, INCIDENTS, AND BACKGROUNDS OF THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIONAL

I knew you'd come.

Han Yihan!

You needed a doctor, not a lawyer.

A doctor who would never speak of what happened to anyone.

Mr. Han. Hurry.

I'm fine, so please take care of her first.

She hit her head on the table as she fell…

Which drug was it?

I was going to enjoy it just a little,

but it was different from my usual one, I couldn't control it.

What's the patient's name?

Yuna. Lim Yuna.

I'll leave the rest in your hands.

Ms. Lim Yuna, if you can hear me, please squeeze my hand.

You can feel my hand.

This time, can you squeeze it a little harder so that I can feel it?

Can you do it?

Great. Good job.

Then now, can you look at me?

Look at me. Look me in the eye.

Good. Don't worry and rest now. Everything will be fine.

Is she all right?

I need a few things. Please get them for me right away.

EPISODE 5

My beautiful, your hands are full of blisters.

I told you not to give massages yourself. Ask your subordinates!

But the VIPs only ask for me. What can I do?

-Jeez. -So when will you open my own shop for me?

Gosh, wait just a few more months. Okay, my beautiful?

Once the new drug is approved,

I'll become a rich man too with tens of billions of won in stocks.

-One second. -Who is it? Your wife?

I said, don't pick it up when you're with me.

Hush.

It's a VVIP.

This is Assistant Director Lee Dohyung.

Hemodialysis machines?

Right here.

Why do you suddenly need hemodialysis machines?

You may go now.

Don't you need a nurse? Do you know how to use it?

I'll be fine.

And you can never ever tell anyone about this.

It sounds more suspicious now that he tells me not to tell anyone.

Cho Junghyun, the head of the nursing department.

She's a veteran who has worked only at Banseok for almost 30 years.

She must be a remarkable nurse for sure

given that she's worked together with Director Gu Jingi for almost 20 years.

What about Nam Hyukchul's visitation records?

There is none.

He's an only child and his parents passed away already.

No one has visited him for the past few years.

That's very convenient.

Pardon? What's convenient?

He's got nothing to lose.

He has the perfect profile to be hired as a contract killer.

Contract killer?

Who would've done such a thing?

Hello. Geum Seokyeong speaking.

Is this Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong of Medical Crime Department

at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office?

Yes, this is she. How may I help you?

I'd like to report something.

Someone is doing drugs at Banseok.

NO CALLER ID

Did you say "drugs"?

Please go to the penthouse of Banseokwon.

You will find a young man and a woman wasted on drugs.

Please hurry. Someone's life depends on it.

Hello?

What? Drugs?

It happens to be Banseok again.

Do you think it's really happening?

What nonsense. It's clearly a prank call.

-I need to go check. -But, Prosecutor Geum,

why would you go there at this late hour?

What if it's a false report?

So what if it’s false or a prank?

I was about to force myself in there anyway.

It's a perfect excuse.

Gosh, seriously. This is ridiculous.

-He asked for hemodialysis machines? -Yes.

He asked for syringes, IV fluids,

naloxone, and even dopamine to be sent to the penthouse.

But naloxone is an antagonist.

You use it to counter opioid poisoning.

I know. I'm not the only one who thinks this is odd, right?

I brought them to him since he's our VVIP,

but I thought I should tell you.

One second.

What? What's going on?

What? For what?

What's the matter?

Stay on the line and wait.

The Central District Prosecutors Office's prosecutor is at the main entrance.

Prosecutor? For what?

She received a tip that someone is doing drugs in the penthouse.

Drugs?

That's why that punk…

What are you doing?

I'll get rid of the drug substance by doing the hemodialysis.

It'll take some time since it's not the central vein.

But it'll certainly be effective.

That's very creative, Mr. Han.

Oh, come on!

Can we go in just briefly?

We're only going to check inside briefly.

Please bring a warrant.

You're abusing your governmental power.

Gosh, please don't exaggerate, okay?

Let's abuse it then.

Mr. Park, let's push our way in.

Prosecutor Geum, but that's a bit--

The source said, someone's life depends on it.

We're civil servants.

If someone is in danger, shouldn't we save that person?

I'll take full responsibility for any disciplinary action.

If that's what you really want to do, we have no choice.

We'll push our way in.

Hey, make way.

-What are you… -Let us in.

-Step aside. -Gosh.

-This is… -Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong.

-Sir, how did you-- -It's fine. I'm briefed already.

Nice to meet you. So you received a tip about drugs?

Yes. And you are?

I'm Gu Hyunseong, the director of Banseokwon.

Please come with me to the penthouse exclusive entrance

so that we don't inconvenience other patients.

Hello?

Mr. Han! We're in trouble.

You have to wake them up immediately.

-What's going on? -I got a call from security.

A prosecutor came after receiving a tip.

Please wake them up as quickly as possible.

I'll go out there and try to buy some time.

This is strange.

I thought you'd stop me for sure.

I watched the last trial.

You already despise Banseok so much.

I don't want you to hate it even more.

Who is staying at the penthouse?

The source said that I'd find a young man and woman together.

Jayden Lee.

He is a Korean American investor.

I'm not sure who the woman might be.

We're from the prosecutors' office. Please open the door.

We're from the prosecutors' office. Open it.

We're from the prosecutors' office. Open the door now!

-Please open the door. -I can't open it either.

Only the guest of this room has the key.

No, there is another one.

Go get the master key from the security office.

Sir, the master key should be used only in an emergency--

This is an emergency!

-Go get it right away. -Yes, sir.

Is the mediastinal tumor resection the only one that went to trial?

Yes, sir. We will surely win the trial,

but Director Gu Hyunseong was in charge of the surgery.

The timing is bad. Handle it as quietly as possible.

Yes, sir. But please watch this.

I am suffering due to medical malpractice at Banseok University Medical Center.

My voice became this way,

but the hospital claims that they have no responsibility.

I definitely gained consciousness during the surgery.

The anesthesia wore off

and I felt the knife cut through my body. There was--

Because she was training to be an idol singer,

she has a lot of followers.

The reporters are keeping quiet so far,

but once we go to trial…

Offer one billion won.

A billion won?

That would set a bad precedent.

There is a saying,

"You could lose a hand for trying to save a finger."

Make her go quiet with a large sum of money.

In return, make sure

Hyunseong's name doesn't come up.

Yes, sir.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LEE DOHYUNG

-What is it? -Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong

is at Banseokwon.

She received a report about drugs at the penthouse.

Drugs?

I am not sure about the veracity.

The security team went to get the master key.

No. Don't let them pass through.

I want to do that,

but Director Gu Hyunseong is adamant.

Put him on the phone right now!

It's about time they wake up.

It's the master key.

It's the chairman. Answer it.

Father?

I am sorry. I called him.

-He is furious. Hurry up. -Hey!

For goodness' sake.

Director Gu.

If you hand over the master key, you won't be able to undo your mistake.

We will never overlook the fact that you betrayed your partner.

CHAIRMAN GU JINGI

CHAIRMAN GU JINGI

Director Gu.

I am the one who makes decisions here,

not my father.

What?

What? What are you doing here?

What's the matter?

Who are you guys?

I am Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong

of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.

I received a report on drugs.

Never.

I was receiving a legal consultation.

And you took a shower during a legal consultation?

What's wrong with it? Is that illegal here?

I got refreshed because I had a lot on my mind.

By the way,

how did you get in?

I told Michael not to let anyone in.

I got them in here.

I didn't want there to be any useless suspicions.

Director Gu Hyunseong, I didn't know you trusted me so much.

If I had actually been doing drugs,

both of us would have gotten in trouble.

May we look inside?

Go ahead.

All right.

How is this room so big?

I wondered why you needed hemodialysis machines so late at night.

A rat had gotten in.

A quack without a medical license is here for a house call.

Isn't this a serious breach of medical law?

Like I said, I was

receiving a legal consultation.

With hemodialysis machines, dopamine, and naloxone?

You covered it up somehow,

but don't think you can fool me, the director of this place.

This is already the third breach of medical law.

I overlooked what you did to Park Kitae since it was an emergency.

I'll make sure

you end up in prison this time.

NALOXONE

This is…

This is an injection

that is used in hospitals.

Answer me. Are you the one…

who used it?

Did you find anything?

Well, we are still looking.

If we don't find anything,

Prosecutor Geum will have a major headache.

Did you receive permission?

Permission?

Chairman Gu Jingi isn't the type to allow such rash behaviors.

Your father.

I wondered if you received permission.

If you stop now, I'll let this slide.

I will explain the situation well to Chairman Gu Jingi.

That's right.

I used it.

I can't explain right now,

but I had no choice.

I am begging you. Take Gu Hyunseong and leave.

Pardon?

What are you saying?

Why would I do that?

Right. You don't explain things.

Not even now. Not even then.

Seokju didn't die…

because of the surgery.

He was murdered.

Director Gu Jingi,

Head of Anesthesiology Lee Dohyung,

and Perfusionist Cho Junghyun. The three of them

took out Seokju's heart

while he was recovering at Banseokwon.

You got on my nerves from the start.

You look down on people in an arrogant manner.

You must have brought up my father because you are scared.

Too bad for you. I won't waste this chance.

It's the perfect chance to bring you

and Han Yihan down together.

Wait.

Don't give me that nonsense.

Do you expect me to believe that now?

I know it's a ploy to get out of this situation.

You had better not talk about my brother again.

I won't forgive you then.

Right.

Don't.

You can resent me for the rest of your life.

But if I get arrested for violating medical law,

all the plans I prepared for the last five years will go to waste.

You prepared what?

Plans? What are you talking about?

Once I walk out of here, I'll tell you everything.

Those punks are responsible for killing my mom and Seokju.

After I make them pay for what they did,

I'll face my punishment then.

Please trust me.

That…

-Why do you have this? -Why do you think?

If you're curious, open it and see.

-You punk-- -I wonder if you have the guts to do that.

Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong and Mr. Han Yihan

who have it out for Banseok are both here.

If everyone finds out that your fiancée is sleeping in there,

will you be able

to handle the consequence?

So tell me. Did you find any drugs?

No. I didn't find anything.

I apologize for the inconvenience at this hour.

That's all right.

I guess this is one way to get to know how things are done here.

Thanks to you, I found out how scary prosecutors in Korea can be.

Thank you for your understanding.

All right. Can I ask you all to leave now?

My meeting with my lawyer isn't over yet.

Sure.

Director Gu Hyunseong.

Could you escort us to the entrance?

Director Gu Hyunseong.

We'll meet again.

With your father.

Darn it.

You have no idea

how badly I tried to understand you.

How desperately I tried not to resent you and tried to trust you.

Don't fool yourself I have forgiven you.

If there is an ounce of deception in what you just told me,

I won't stop here.

Prosecutor Geum.

-Shouldn't we get going? -Right. Let's go.

Thank you.

They would have caught me if you hadn't come.

Well, it looks like I'm the one who got played.

You reported to the prosecutor about the drugs, didn't you?

I don't follow you.

You set up everything

that happened here today.

You were having a secret affair while doing drugs

with Gu Hyunseong's fiancée in Banseokwon's penthouse of all places.

Freedom.

The moment I was about to inject naloxone again,

you stopped me, pretending to have regained consciousness.

And the prosecutor who got the tip…

Is this Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong of Medical Crime Department

at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office?

I'd like to report something.

Someone is doing drugs at Banseok.

She has a bad history with Banseok.

Please hurry. Someone's life depends on it.

What?

What are you doing here?

What's the matter?

Who are you guys?

By the way, how did you get in?

I got them in here.

I didn't want there to be any useless suspicions.

Director Gu Hyunseong, I didn't know you trusted me so much.

If I had actually been doing drugs,

both of us would have gotten in trouble.

And lastly,

you called me here.

You probably thought I would cooperate as I had lawsuits against Banseok.

You created a crisis

and controlled it to have an upper hand.

You came up with all of this.

Excellent.

But even if you are right, you can't disclose that.

You're my lawyer.

You are subject

to confidentiality obligations.

I apologize if I offended you.

I needed to check your talent for myself.

"Check"?

Mr. Han.

I want you

to work for me.

Darn it!

Die!

That punk, Jayden. He played me.

I'll kill him.

I'm going to kill you with my two hands.

The person you reached is not available.

-Father. I can explain. -You fool!

How could you think about handing over our partner to the prosecutor?

I did it to have an upper hand.

He's arrogant. I needed to teach him a lesson.

Then you should've succeeded!

He has the upper hand now.

Han Yihan was with Jayden Lee in the penthouse!

What? What was he doing there?

He was there for legal counseling. But isn't it obvious?

I'm sure something fishy was going on.

No. I must go back upstairs now.

No. You will pretend this never happened.

-But-- -Whatever they did,

it happened in Banseokwon.

And it's Prosecutor Geum Seokyeong.

We would have a bigger problem if anyone gets indicted.

Han Yihan already filed lawsuits against us. Making a scene won't help.

Why would we be scared of mere civil lawsuits?

Right. Those are mere civil lawsuits.

But do you think he will end there?

Han Yihan is…

coming after you.

So you need to keep a low profile for now.

Don't provoke Jayden either.

Got it?

All right.

I want you as my lawyer.

I need a lawyer who will advise me regarding Korean law

during my time here.

Having you as my lawyer who knows a lot about Banseok

and Chairman Gu Jingi

will be the best option.

Why should I help you? After all, you lied to me

and put me in danger.

Because you will get what you want the most…

as a reward for helping me.

Restoring your medical license.

Chairman Gu Jingi is stopping it. Right?

I can help you with that.

Under the condition of letting this slide,

he won't say no to that.

What do you think?

This should be enough reward for the risk you took today. Right?

-I have conditions. -Go ahead.

If you take illegal drugs again during your time in Korea,

our contract will be nullified immediately.

I'm a doctor before a lawyer. So I can't condone that.

Fine. I'll keep that in mind.

And unless you want to pass out again,

don't drink alcohol today.

And I'm advising you as a doctor.

I thought I hired a lawyer.

But I have my personal doctor now too.

Keep up the good work.

Doctor Lawyer.

Seokju didn't die

because of the surgery. He was murdered.

Director Gu Jingi, Head of Anesthesiology Lee Dohyung,

and Perfusionist Cho Junghyun. The three of them

took out Seokju's heart

while he was recovering at the hospital.

Why…

Why now?

Look at this building.

You want to settle?

Let's not be so cold. This is only a civil suit.

Please think of it as our olive branch, ma'am.

Olive branch?

When we went to you, you said it wasn't malpractice.

So tell me. What do you plan to do now?

We will give you one billion won.

What?

What do you think about our offer?

Now that you see the cash in person,

it's different from just hearing the number. Right?

Are you going to give us all of that money?

I'm sure there are conditions.

-Let's hear them first before we proceed. -Right.

And the victim, Soyeon's opinion is important too.

Right. I'll do that.

What are the conditions?

We only have standard conditions.

We will settle without taking this to court.

You will not bring up any issues about this in the future.

And it states we're offering it as consolation, not compensation.

Consolation?

And this condition is the most important one.

Delete this video right away.

And you must upload a video, clarifying that everything was a lie.

I definitely gained consciousness during the surgery.

But they dismissed me like I'm crazy.

The anesthesia wore off

and I felt the knife cut through my body.

There was a problem during the surgery.

SUBPOENA TO APPEAR IN COURT TO TESTIFY

Did she really wake up during the surgery?

That's ridiculous.

I didn't do anything wrong. Why would I say that I did?

Banseok University Medical Center

doesn't acknowledge that you woke up during the surgery.

We don't acknowledge malpractice.

We are only offering this money based on our ethical standards.

So we need you to explain what you did that is in line with our acknowledgment.

No.

They want me to say I lied.

It was…

really scary and awful.

And you won't even acknowledge your mistake.

How is this consoling me?

You just want to pay me to keep me quiet!

Right. I can understand where you're coming from. You're still young.

Ma'am, you ought to look out for her future at times like this.

She can't make a debut now.

You know that this kind of money will be very helpful

to you and her future.

Mom, don't take it.

Don't take it!

Soyeon.

You're acting like an immature kid. Don't you feel bad for your mom?

She worked hard to support your dream all by herself.

Don't you think she deserves a break?

You can't throw us money to keep my daughter quiet.

What?

Don't make her feel guilty,

so you can silence her.

You people… No.

No one gets to say that to my daughter.

I apologize if I offended you. But--

We won't take your money.

Please reconsider.

You'll be ruining your daughter's life.

No. This money will ruin her life if I take it.

So get that out of our sight right now.

That dirty money.

Go ahead.

Put it back in.

I truly hope you won't regret your decision.

-Mom! -Are you all right?

She turned down one billion won?

-Go ahead. -I emailed you the investigation report

on Gil Soyeon.

Okay. I'll check it.

Come on. Seriously?

We would have wasted one billion won.

I'm ready.

You should've taken it when you could.

I hate to make your life miserable.

Drive already.

Thank you for treating me too.

It's okay. You made a hard decision.

Even if we win the trial,

you won't be able to get half…

No, not even a quarter of the money you were just offered.

But if we can prove that your anesthesia wore off during surgery,

we will use that as evidence to start a criminal case.

They offered you so much money to prevent that from happening.

Mom, I don't regret it.

And thank you so much for not accepting that money.

Leave the rest to me.

That's why I'm here.

BANSEOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

I need you to testify as witnesses.

-Will that be okay? -Of course.

Honestly, what do we have to be afraid of?

All we did was do our best during the surgery.

All right.

As for you, Dr. Choi, you will be at a conference outside of Seoul

as of today until the trial ends.

What?

But I received a subpoena from the court to testify.

Don't worry about that.

The legal team will send in a non-attendance statement.

So whether you get a call from the court or from Han Yihan,

don't answer it no matter who calls.

Understood?

That's nice and clean.

Don't worry. We'll come up with a story.

Please do so.

You know what to do.

Right.

I can't do that. If we admit it now and apologize,

the patient will understand too.

So you should join me as a witness…

Darn it, Choi Yosub! Come to your senses!

If you lose your license and get kicked out as a third-year fellow,

are you going to open a law firm too?

Why would I? I'm not doing this because I want to.

Who would understand that?

Do you think this is the first time?

If we make one mistake, we could end up like Park Kitae…

"Like Park Kitae"? What do you mean…

Hey. Forget it. Listen to me carefully.

At Banseok University Medical Center Cardiothoracic Surgery Department,

you come after Gu Hyunseong.

He will become the director of the hospital,

so you need to get rewarded as well.

The next Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Got it?

What did he mean by "like Kitae"?

YIHAN

It's Yihan.

Defense counsel.

Plaintiff's counsel.

Defense counsel.

Gu Hyunseong and Choi Yosub, the witnesses the plaintiff requested,

have submitted a non-attendance statement.

Yes. They were scheduled to attend a conference outside of Seoul,

so they couldn't make it today.

Are the other witnesses here?

-Yes. -Yes.

All right then. We'll get started right away.

Are you serious? How could you go to Banseokwon without discussing it with me?

The Banseok Legal Team

filed suit against you for obstruction of business and assault.

They even filed it at our office!

I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

But Director Gu Hyunseong was the one who showed me--

If you're sorry,

don't get involved with Banseok for now.

I'll assign Nam Hyukchul's case to someone else.

That's not fair.

He killed my suspect.

I know!

If you wanted to investigate, you shouldn't have been reckless.

Seokyeong,

stop worrying me. Okay?

Just lie low

until the case gets dismissed.

Gosh, this is driving me crazy.

I have a trial against Banseok at Seoul Central District Court.

Come watch the case.

After it's over, I'll keep my promise and tell you everything.

Awareness under anesthesia.

It's when the anesthesia wears off during surgery and a patient wakes up,

but they cannot move their bodies.

If the anesthesia has worn off, why can't they move their body?

I'll explain with the slides.

AWARENESS UNDER ANESTHESIA

Many people think…

that the given anesthetic shot will put you under general anesthesia.

But the shot given before the surgery

is a type of sleep agent given to prepare for the anesthesia.

It only lasts for a few minutes.

For general anesthesia, you must block three conditions for the patient.

For this, the necessary drugs are injected.

First, in order to block the patient's consciousness,

they make the patient sleep using an anesthetic agent.

Then they inject a muscle relaxant

to block the patient's movements and reflexes,

and prevent the patient from moving.

Just like how we move unconsciously while we're asleep,

it is done to prevent the patient from moving while under general anesthesia.

Lastly, through intubation,

the patient is given oxygen mixed with anesthetic gas.

This blocks out pain and stops brain functions.

That is when the patient is fully under anesthesia and ready for surgery.

In other words, even if a patient wakes up during surgery,

they cannot move because of the muscle relaxants.

Even if they can feel the scalpel cutting through their skin and muscles,

they can't express the pain they feel.

That's awareness under anesthesia.

That's an interesting idea.

Your Honor. The counsel for the plaintiff

is a criminal of medical malpractice who lost his license

five years ago.

Since his claims lack credibility,

would you give me permission to ask Dr. Lee Dohyung,

an anesthesiologist about awareness under anesthesia?

That would be good.

Witness, please prepare to testify.

Awareness under anesthesia has never been considered

medical malpractice in Korea.

In other words, it's a hypothesis that has yet to be proven.

I've worked as an anesthesiologist for 20 years

and have never seen it myself.

No, Your Honor. Korea acknowledges the phenomenon.

According to a survey done in the US, one out of 1,000 patients

experienced awareness under anesthesia.

There were cases where it was acknowledged as malpractice through a lawsuit.

You shouldn't compare us to the US.

They file lawsuits left and right there. I even heard someone sued God.

Furthermore, even if awareness under anesthesia existed,

that's no proof that the plaintiff's anesthesia wore off during her surgery.

That's correct.

Your Honor. In order to prove that there was awareness under anesthesia,

I would like the victim, Ms. Gil, to tell you what happened that day.

Plaintiff, while receiving a mediastinal tumor resection at Banseok,

did you experience awareness under anesthesia?

WITNESS

Yes.

Could you tell us what happened?

I couldn't move my body,

but I was awake and could feel everything.

I felt everything.

I felt them cut me from here to here.

I remember everything clearly.

Even though I want to forget it, I can't get it out of my mind.

Every couple of days, I have a nightmare about getting surgery.

I dream of dark shadows hovering over me

and cutting and ripping apart my body.

You had awareness under anesthesia,

and because of that, you're suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

Did you tell that to the hospital?

Yes. I did.

How did they react?

At first, they didn't listen to me.

When I filed the lawsuit, they tried to pay me off to stay silent.

They offered me one billion won.

-One billion won? -One billion won?

One billion won is a lot of money.

Why didn't you take it?

They wanted me to drop the lawsuit in return for the money,

and they wanted me to admit that I spread false information.

They wanted me to say that I was lying.

That's why I didn't accept it.

Because I didn't lie about anything.

I'm sure it's hard to recollect this.

Thank you for answering my questions.

That's all.

Plaintiff, can you continue?

Yes. I can.

Counsel for the defense. Please ask your questions.

Okay.

WITNESS

First, I would like to apologize on behalf of Banseok University Medical Center

for the incident you had to go through, Ms. Gil.

Seven years ago, at the age of 19,

you were accepted as a trainee to become an idol singer,

and you've been trained there until recently. Right?

Yes.

I assume that for nearly half your life,

you had to endure a long and difficult time.

Both physically and mentally. Am I correct?

Yes, but why do you ask?

For many years, you were treated as a patient

with a severe delusional disorder. Right?

Objection. She's insulting the plaintiff. Please stop her.

If it were any other disorders, I wouldn't have mentioned it.

But a delusional disorder is an important factor

in determining her credibility.

That is why I had no choice but to mention it in this trial.

I understand.

Please continue.

Thank you.

Today?

I went to the practice room after school and worked on choreography.

I had vocal training today,

but I wasn't feeling well, so I came home.

I haven't been feeling well these days.

When am I debuting?

I'd like to know too.

Can you ask my CEO for me…

What is that?

Oh, my gosh! I'm scared!

Oh, my gosh! Who are you? Don't come close!

Mom, are you outside? Help me!

HOW NOISY. DID SHE SEE A GHOST?

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

YOU LOOK UNSTABLE

She's crazy.

I'm sorry.

I keep seeing weird things these days.

I hear things too.

I'm sorry. I'm going to go now.

THE LIVE BROADCAST IS OVER

The video you just watched

was a live broadcast filmed by Ms. Gil last May.

During her hour-long live broadcast,

Ms. Gil portrayed symptoms of a delusional disorder

including hallucinations three times.

Ms. Gil. Let me ask you again.

Have you been treated for a delusional disorder?

Yes, but I've been fully cured.

After I was set to debut,

I've never seen or heard anything!

Then what about now, when your debut has faced a setback?

Could your delusions recur?

Your Honor. This is a leading question.

No. This is reasonable speculation based on fact.

Let's hear her out. Please continue.

Thank you.

According to a consultation with a psychiatrist,

curing delusional disorders is very difficult,

and it can relapse whenever the patient is under severe stress.

The delusional disorder developed from being exhausted by her days as a trainee

and relapsed due to the stress of the surgery she received before her debut.

PLAINTIFF

Isn't this reasonable speculation?

DEFENDANT

Of course, I'm not denying

that Ms. Gil had an unfortunate incident.

What Ms. Gil needs right now isn't a trial.

It's psychiatric treatment.

Banseok University Medical Center promises to provide Ms. Gil

with the best medical personnel

to receive psychiatric help.

"Director! A VIP is coming in!"

Plaintiff, what did you just say?

I'm not delusional. I heard them.

They said a VIP was there, so he had to leave right away!

Director! A VIP is coming in!

A VIP? Who is it?

That's…

-Tell them I'll be right there. -Yes.

Darn it.

What about the surgery?

I'm sure someone else is available.

Anyone can do this kind of surgery.

Don't worry about it and go. We'll take care of it.

This is all a delusion.

As you saw before, there is no credibility to her statement.

There are cases when nightmares while under anesthesia are mistaken for a real…

No!

I saw and heard everything!

-Plaintiff. -The surgeon in charge wasn't there,

and a different surgeon did my surgery!

Plaintiff. Calm down.

If you cause any more disturbance, you will be removed.

PLAINTIFF

Then it must've been a ghost.

A ghost? What kind of nonsense?

The victim saw it,

but no other surgeon did the surgery?

Then the only answer is that it was a ghost.

An operation room ghost that doctors at Banseok

can't see.

This is false information.

-Please stop speaking. -Sustained.

Counsel for the plaintiff. Please stop and take a seat.

I will prove to everyone here

that the operation room ghost does exist.

What are you talking about?

Tell me.

Do you still not see him?

I see him clearly.

Let me introduce

the Banseok University Medical Center ghost

who did Ms. Gil's surgery.

I'm the ghost doctor who performed surgery on Ms. Gil

instead of the Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gu Hyunseong.

-Your Honor. -You don't think we'll lose. Do you?

It's a 50-50 chance.

I'm the new director of Banseok R and D Center,

Lim Yuna.

You are wearing the earrings.

-Why are you looking at me like that? -And the other side?

Yuna is the queen.

My lovely partner who will support me by my side.

Have you ever done a surgery

where you implant a heart that was implanted in someone else?

Lawyer Han Yihan. Bring him to me.

Do you think I'd kill him like this?

Translated by Hana Lee